Four former officers of the Hellenic Armed and Security Forces were invited to participate in the Caretaker government of Ioannis Sharmas until the June 25 elections.

Specifically:

• The former Deputy Minister of National Defence and Honorary Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff, General (ret.) Alcibiades Stefanis, who takes over the Ministry of National Defence.
• The honorary Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff, General (ret.) Charalambos Lalousis, who takes over the Ministry of Citizen Protection.
• The honorary Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff, Air Chief Marshal (ret.) Evangelos Tournas, who takes over the Ministry of Civil Protection.
• The honorary Chief of the Hellenic Coast Guard, Admiral (ret.) Theodoros Kliaris, who takes over the Ministry of Shipping.

All 4 are commonly accepted and they all have long and valuable experience both in Greek-Turkish affairs and in the management of national crises.

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Turkish elections

There is massive participation of Turkish citizens to the polls starting this Sunday morning for the selection of the winner of the second presidential elections in Turkey.

In particular, approximately 60 million Turkish voters are registered in the electoral rolls, while Turks abroad have already exercised their right to vote in the previous days.

Mr. Erdogan secured 49.5% of votes in the first round on May 14 demonstrating the broad support he enjoys despite inflation and inadequacies in dealing with the terrible devastation caused by the February 6 earthquake.

Opposite him, Mr. Kilicdaroglou, was unable to politically capitalize on the economic crisis that plagues both households and the youth.

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