Greek presidential election, 2010

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Greek presidential election, 2010
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  2005 3 February 2010 (2010-02-03) 2014–15  

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Nominee Karolos Papoulias
Party PASOK (supported by New Democracy and LAOS)

President before election

Karolos Papoulias
PASOK

President

Karolos Papoulias
PASOK

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An indirect presidential election was held in Greece on 3 February 2010.

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Incumbent president Karolos Papoulias was nominated by the ruling PASOK party (160 seats) and secured the support of the main opposition party, New Democracy (91 seats), and of the smaller LAOS (15 seats). Papoulias stood unopposed and was elected on the first ballot, with 266 votes. [1]

Karolos Papoulias Greek jurist and politician

Karolos Papoulias is a Greek politician who was the President of Greece from 2005 to 2015. He was previously the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1985 to 1989 and from 1993 to 1996.

PASOK political party

The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, known mostly by its acronym PASOK is a social-democratic political party in Greece.

New Democracy (Greece) Greek political party

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