Complex sentence: He was re-elected on 8 February 2000, on the first ballot after receiving 269 votes from the 298 MPs present, and remained in office until 2 March 2005, when he was succeeded by Karolos Papoulias.
Split into simpler sentences: He was re-elected on 8 February 2000 on the first ballot, after receiving the support of 269 of the 298 MPs present. He remained in office until 2 March 2005, when he was succeeded by Karolos Papoulias.