(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Greece is to hold early elections after the parliament Monday failed to elect a new President, Greek media reported.
Government candidate for the Presidency Stavros Dimas failed to gather the 180 votes needed as 168 MPs voted for him, said the daily Kathimerini.
Under the Greek constitution, the parliament will now be dissolved and a date for elections set within the next 10 days. Snap elections are expected to be held either end January or early February.
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras earlier had called on the MPs before today's vote to avert a dissolution of parliament, saying that snap elections posed a danger to the country. His coalition government's term was to expire in June 2016.
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