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Greece parliament fails to elect president (#3)
Source: al Jazeera/AP
Greece's parliament has failed to elect a new president for the country in a third and final round of voting, forcing an early general elections.
Stavros Dimas, former European commisioner and the coalition government's candidate for the post, fell short of the 180 votes of parliament's 300 seats needed to win on Monday.
"I think I expected the result. I remain calm, as ever," said Dimas.
Shortly after the vote, Antonis Samaras, Greek prime minister, said the country would hold the polls on January 25.
Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/12/greece-parliament-fails-elect-president-20141229104433854668.html
