Greece's parliament has failed for the third time to elect a new president, setting the stage for early general elections.
Greeks Fail to Elect President
![Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras reacts in parliament during the last round of a presidential vote in Athens, Dec. 29, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/47c91cf4-883b-4c7b-b731-d9a3fb13a7c1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras reacts in parliament during the last round of a presidential vote in Athens, Dec. 29, 2014.
![Alexis Tsipras, opposition leader and head of radical leftist Syriza party, and his party's lawmakers applaud after the last round of a presidential vote in Athens, Dec. 29, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/e3be92bf-b01f-4bec-98e0-c2f20d8ca290_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Alexis Tsipras, opposition leader and head of radical leftist Syriza party, and his party's lawmakers applaud after the last round of a presidential vote in Athens, Dec. 29, 2014.
![Greek lawmakers attend the third round of voting to elect a new Greek president at the parliament in Athens, Dec. 29, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c40744c4-c289-42bd-ad94-766b2c17ac28_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Greek lawmakers attend the third round of voting to elect a new Greek president at the parliament in Athens, Dec. 29, 2014.
![The last of 300 lawmakers departs from the main parliament hall after the last round of a presidential vote in Athens, Dec. 29, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/5f8b4407-6a03-4ef6-9165-ac2e472c8d8b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The last of 300 lawmakers departs from the main parliament hall after the last round of a presidential vote in Athens, Dec. 29, 2014.