Greece is facing a snap election after MPs failed to elect a new president in a tight parliamentary ballot.

The ruling coalition's preferred choice for the post, the former European Commission Stavros Dimas, fell short of the 180 vote majority needed to become president.

In a third and final round of voting, Dimas scored 168 votes, the same result he achieved in the 2nd round.

The coalition needed the support of smaller parties and independents, but the ruling coalition failed to get the numb…
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