With the term of the current President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, coming to an end on 13^th March, the process of finding the right candidate for the next 5-year term has begun. In principle any party in Parliament can propose a candidate; a series of votes is then taken in Parliament with the aim of whittling down the field until a winner is found. Each vote takes place 6 days after the previous one, and for the first two votes a two-thirds majority is required to declare a winner, on the third vote a three-fifths majority, on the fourth an absolute majority (i.e. 151 votes) and on the fifth a simple majority of the votes cast. The votes in the current election are scheduled for the 25th and 31st of January, and the 6th, 12th and 18th of February.