YEREVAN, AUGUST 28, ARMENPRESS. Top Supreme Court judge Vassiliki Thanou, 65, will be sworn in on August 28 to head a caretaker government that will lead the country to elections expected on Sept. 20.

According to the Greek constitution, the role of caretaker prime minister can be assumed by the presiding judge at one of the country's top three courts - the Council of State, the Court of Auditors and the Supreme Court. Thanou secured the post because the presiding judge position at the other two courts is currently vacant, the presidency said in a statement.

Thanou's main task as caretaker prime minister will be to ensure Greece is safely taken to elections within roughly three weeks, leaving her without any mandate to implement the anti-austerity agenda that she has openly espoused.

Alexis Tsipras announced about his resignation on August 20. He added that in this way he would try to speed up the process of early parliamentary elections.