Greece elects conservative Tasulas as president, despite the protests | News

The candidacy of Konstantin Tasulas has led to anger among the demonstrators who declare the most serious railway crash of Greece.

The Greece Parliament has chosen the conservative government nominee Konstantin Tasulas as president of the country, despite the anger of the protester, since justice is sought for a Deadly Catastrophe on the train 2023S

Tasulas, a key ally of Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitotakis, won the support of 160 legislators during Wednesday's vote in parliament in 300 seats to inherit Catherine Sakelaropulu. The first five -year term of the President of Greece expires in March.

Mitotakis said last month that he chose Tasulas for his political experience, widespread acceptance and his “unifying spirit”.

But the decision to nominate it led to angry rallies Outside Parliament. Protesters say that at the Tasulas clock as a parliamentary speaker, legislators failed to explore any political responsibility for the most serious railway crash of Greece.

Fifty -seven people were killed when a freight train and a students full of students collided in February 2023 outside the city of Larissa.

The disaster caused demonstrations Throughout the country, as many blame the shortcomings of safety in the Greece rail network and demanded a punishment for those responsible.

Two years later, the court probe still continues. Parliament is the only body that can investigate politicians under Greek law.

According to a report by experts hired by victims' families, the train crash caused a huge fiery ball and it remains unclear what caused it.

A growing number of experts excluded theories that electrical cables or oils used on the passenger train cause the fire, raising questions above the load of the load train.

The government of the centers, led by Mitsotakis, which was re -elected after the crash, has rejected the allegations of misconduct.

The central and left-wing opposition parties had proposed other candidates and did not support Tasulas, a 65-year-old, a lawyer who has been a politician since 2000 and had previously been Minister of Culture and Deputy Minister of Defense of Greece.

Accepting the nomination last month, Tasulas called it “paramount honor and responsibility”.