Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party, but also managed to secure the backing of the main opposition party Syriza and the center-left Movement for Change.
Following the vote, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the result offers"a window to the future."Mitsotakis's decision to choose Sakellaropoulou was widely seen as a move to counter mounting criticism about the lack of women in his cabinet where only a handful of women hold senior positions.
In November 2019, data released by Greek police show that registered incidents of domestic violence increased by 34.45% in the period 2014-2018.