Greece dissolves one-day parliament to make way for new elections PressTV.ir
File photo shows the Greek parliament PressTV
Greece’s symbolic one-day old parliament has been dissolved in order to make way for the country’s repeat elections, which are scheduled to be held next month.
On Thursday, in a symbolic move, the 300 lawmakers elected in May 6th elections, were sworn in for only one day.
Inauguration of the one-day parliament was followed by appointment of a caretaker government, led by a senior judge.
The caretaker government has no power to make binding decisions and is only meant to lead the debt-laden south European country through the upcoming elections, planned to be held on June 17th. Read more
