Greek lawmakers failed to elect a new president in a third round of voting on Thursday, even with less backing needed than in the previous two attempts.

Constantine Tassoulas, who’s the previous speaker of parliament and the pick of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for president of the Hellenic Republic, got 160 votes in the 300-seat chamber. This falls short of the 180 votes needed to be elected in the third ballot, which is less than the 200 votes required in the first two rounds. On Jan 25 and Jan 31, Tassoulas also secured 160 votes.

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The outcome of Thursday’s vote was expected as many opposition parties have their own candidates and made clear from the beginning of the process that they won’t vote for Tassoulas. Mitsotakis’ center-right New Democracy party has 156 lawmakers and the group has said it will support Tassoulas. The government isn’t expected to fall at any point during the election process.

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The next round of voting is on Feb 12, when Tassoulas is expected to be elected as the country’s president given that he’ll only need a simple majority of 151 lawmakers to support him.