Athens, Greece - May 15, 2021 Video: Tassoulas during the 6th edition of our Annual Conference that took place in hybrid format on May 10-15, 2021. Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country’s new president. Constantine Tassoulas, 65, was elected to the largely ceremonial post by the 300-member parliament on Wednesday, winning with 160 votes in the fourth round of voting. He takes over from Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the first woman to serve as Greece's head of state, who was not nominated for a second five-year term. Speaking after the result was declared, Tassoulas called the presidency “a supreme honour for me, but above all a precious responsibility”. Tassoulas belongs to the governing centre-right New Democracy party, and served as culture minister a decade ago.