Judiciary to have say on its leadership

The selection of presidents and vice presidents of the Supreme Court, the Council of State, the Court of Audit and the selection of the prosecutor of the Supreme Court will henceforth be done by the administrative plenary sessions of the courts which will meet in April each year and vote by secret ballot on the candidates, according to an amendment tabled in the Parliament by Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis.

The names of the candidates will be sent to the Parliament and also to the Ministry of Justice.

The new provision will cover the need for the participation of the judiciary itself in the selection of its leadership. 

Up until now the way in which the leadership of the judiciary in all the top courts was selected was chosen by the government. The issue had not only raised concern on the domestic political front, but also at the level of the European...