The process of electing a new Greek president to replace outgoing President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, whose term ends on March 13, 2025, will begin on January 25, when a first roll-call vote will be held in the Parliament.

According to the Constitution, in order to be elected in this first vote, the candidate for president must secure a minimum two-thirds majority of the total number of deputies in the 300-member parliament. If this majority is not reached in the first round, the vote is repeated after five days. If the required majority is again not reached in the second vote, a third vote is held, in which a President of the Republic can be elected with a three-fifths majority of the total number of deputies.

If no candidate gets the required majority in the third vote, a fourth vote is held after five days, in which the President of the Republic can be elected by an absolute majority of the Parliament, or 150-plus votes. If this vote is also unsuccessful, the Constitution provides for a last vote after five days, in which the President of the Republic is elected by a relative majority. In the event of a tie, the candidate elected is the one who received the most votes in the first round of voting.

As stated in the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, the election of the President of the Republic is introduced in a special daily agenda of the Parliament, which is announced five days prior to the date of voting, in accordance with article 32 par. 3 of the Constitution.

The election of the President of the Republic is not preceded by a debate and the parliament votes exclusively on proposals that are tabled by parliamentary groups, while it is always carried out by roll-call vote and any justification of the vote is strictly forbidden.