Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou
| Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou | |
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 cabinet of Greece |
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Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou in 2015
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| Date formed | 27 August 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 21 September 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou |
| Head of state | Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
| Number of ministers | 22 |
| Member parties | Independents and others |
| Status in legislature | Technocratic caretaker government |
| Opposition parties | None (caretaker cabinets in Greece have no formal opposition) |
| History | |
| Predecessor | First Tsipras Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Tsipras Cabinet |
The Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou was formed following the resignation of the Syriza-ANEL coalition government on 20 August 2015, and the failure of opposition parties to form their own government. The cabinet was headed by Thanou-Christophilou, the President of the Court of Cassation, who was sworn in as Prime Minister on 27 August 2015, and the rest of the cabinet were sworn in the next day on 28 August. The cabinet remained in office until the completion of the legislative election on 20 September 2015.
On 20 August 2015, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who was leading a Syriza-ANEL coalition government, resigned following a rebellion by party members on a key vote related to the third bailout package. Tsipras said that he needed a stronger mandate in order to implement the bailout package, and so called for a snap legislative election to take place in September.
According to the Greek constitution, the President of Greece could not just call an election, but had to consult all the major parties in turn to see if they could form their own government, described by The Guardian at the time as "a near impossibility given the current makeup of the parliament." On 27 August, the President, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, informed the party leaders that there was no chance of a coalition government being formed by the existing parliament.
That evening, Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou was sworn in as the caretaker Prime Minister of Greece. On 28 August, the rest of the caretaker cabinet were sworn in at the Presidential Mansion. Later that day, Pavlopoulos signed a degree for the snap election, setting the date at 20 September. Also, the caretaker cabinet had their first meeting where they agreed to work towards an "impeccable" election.
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