Evangelos Bakelas first in votes for Supreme Court prosecutor at Conference of Presidents

The Conference of Presidents of the Hellenic Parliament has completed the hearing process for candidates vying for the crucial position of prosecutor of the Supreme Court. This role will become vacant on June 30.

A total of 37 candidates, including deputy prosecutors of the Supreme Court, vice-presidents of the Supreme Court, and judges of the Court of Cassation, were invited to the hearings. Of those invited, six attended, while two declared they were not interested in the position. Specifically, four out of ten invited deputy prosecutors of the Supreme Court participated, along with one out of nine vice-presidents, and one out of eighteen judges.

Evangelos Bakelas, a deputy prosecutor of the Supreme Court, garnered the highest number of votes with 17. Other candidates who received significant support included deputy prosecutor of the Supreme Court Vasilis Floridis (12 votes), deputy prosecutor of the Supreme Court Maria Gane (7 votes), and judge Panagiotis Venizeleas.

The voting results from the Conference of Presidents will now be forwarded to the Minister of Justice. The minister will then make a recommendation to the cabinet for the final selection of the new prosecutor of the Supreme Court.