The funeral service for former Greek prime minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis, who passed away in the early hours of Monday morning, will be held on May 31 (Wednesday) at 3 p.m. at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, with the honors reserved for a serving prime minister, New Democracy (ND) said in a press release on Monday evening.
His body will lie in state at the Cathedral on the same day, from 7 a.m. until 1:30p.m. The actual funeral will be held on June 1, at the cemetery of Argoulide in Chania, after a service at the church of Aghia Magdalene at 3p.m.
ND said it has opened a book of condolences at the party’s headquarters in Moschato.
All scheduled ND events are cancelled until June 4.
(Source: ANA-MPA)
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