Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, who has been elected to succeed Prokopios Pavlopoulos as president of the Hellenic Republic, on Monday announced the cancellation of the traditional ceremony for congratulations on the assumption of her duties, scheduled for Saturday 14 March. She said that the decision was taken "with a sense of the need for a collective effort and responsibility to address the coronavirus epidemic."

The voting procedure for the election of a new President of the Hellenic Republic will be held on Wednesday, January 22.

The choice for the country's highest office "honors both justice and the modern Greek woman," Sakellaropoulou told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA), thanking the prime minister for the candidacy. "I accept the proposal and, if elected, will devote all my efforts to serving this high duty, as set out by the constitution," the judge said, adding that she will abstain from active legal duties as of now.