President of Greece’s Supreme Court Vassiliki Thanou has been appointed as first female Prime Minister. She was sworn in as head of a caretaker govt. that will lead nation until next snap election which scheduled to be held in the September 2015.
Background:
- She was appointed as caretaker PM by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, after leaders of the three main political parties of the parliament failed to form a coalition govt.
- To replace the outgoing PM Alexis Tsipras. Mr Alexis Tsipras had resigned from the office after members of his radical-left Syriza party had rebelled against his govt.
- over the issue of austerity measures demanded by nation’s creditors.
Vassiliki Thanou is a first female Prime Minister of Greece:
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