Presidential decree accepts resignation of Supreme Court vice president

A presidential decree was issued on Friday upholding the resignation of Christos Tzanerikos, who was vice president of the Supreme Court and president of its A1 chamber.

The A1 chamber is responsible for verifying the legitimacy of political parties participating in parliamentary elections.

Tzanerikos submitted his resignation after the government introduced a bill to Parliament that aimed to exclude the far-right National Party from participating in the May 21 election.

The decree accepting Tzanerikos’ resignation was published in the government gazette. Tzanerikos was one of 10 vice presidents at the Supreme Court.