The first revision of the Constitution of 1975 (1986)
On March 6, 1986, pursuant to article 110 of the Constitution according to which Constitutional articles and provisions are subject to revision except for those which determine the form of government being that of a Parliamentary Republic, along with certain other provisions, a total of eleven articles was amended and there was a vote in favour of transposing the text of the Constitution from purist into demotic Greek. The responsibilities of the President of the Republic were significantly curtailed. Yet, despite political and Constitutional tensions, the revised ‘Constitution of 1975/1986’, by introducing a clear parliamentary system of governance, was implemented in a way that guaranteed parliamentary stability and a normality of political life.
The second revision of the Constitution of 1975 (2001)
In the spring of 2001 there was a new, more extensive Constitutional revision in an ambiance of consensus. It is noteworthy that, despite the fact that a total of seventy-nine articles to the Constitution were amended, most of the amendments were adopted by a majority of 4/5’s of the house, while the term "consensual revision" reflects the political reality of that time.
The new, revised Constitution introduced new individual rights, such as the protection of genetic data and identity or the protection of personal data from electronic processing, and new rules of transparency in politics (on political party financing, electoral expenditures, the relations of media owners with the State, etc.). It modernized parliamentary functions, propped up decentralization, elevated the status of fundamental Independent Authorities into Constitutional institutions and adopted its provisions on MP’s disqualifications and incompatibilities to current reality after taking into consideration the Special Highest Court’s case-law.
The third revision of the Constitution of 1975 (2008)
The most recent revision, the 3rd Constitutional revision which took place in May 2008 introduced several reforms and amendments: it abrogated professional incompatibility and as for growth and development measures extending on insular and mountainous areas, the central administration now assumed special responsibility thereof. It also bestowed the Parliament with the power to proceed with proposals should certain preconditions apply, to amend the budget as well as an ad hoc procedure for the Parliament to oversee the budget’s implementation.
Today Greece has a politically and historically legitimate Constitution which is contemporary, in line with international developments putting in place a proper and integral institutional framework for the 21st century.
The first revision of the Constitution of 1975 (1986)
On March 6, 1986, pursuant to article 110 of the Constitution according to which Constitutional articles and provisions are subject to revision except for those which determine the form of government being that of a Parliamentary Republic, along with certain other provisions, a total of eleven articles was amended and there was a vote in favour of transposing the text of the Constitution from purist into demotic Greek. The responsibilities of the President of the Republic were significantly curtailed. Yet, despite political and Constitutional tensions, the revised ‘Constitution of 1975/1986’, by introducing a clear parliamentary system of governance, was implemented in a way that guaranteed parliamentary stability and a normality of political life.
The second revision of the Constitution of 1975 (2001)
In the spring of 2001 there was a new, more extensive Constitutional revision in an ambiance of consensus. It is noteworthy that, despite the fact that a total of seventy-nine articles to the Constitution were amended, most of the amendments were adopted by a majority of 4/5’s of the house, while the term "consensual revision" reflects the political reality of that time.
The new, revised Constitution introduced new individual rights, such as the protection of genetic data and identity or the protection of personal data from electronic processing, and new rules of transparency in politics (on political party financing, electoral expenditures, the relations of media owners with the State, etc.). It modernized parliamentary functions, propped up decentralization, elevated the status of fundamental Independent Authorities into Constitutional institutions and adopted its provisions on MP’s disqualifications and incompatibilities to current reality after taking into consideration the Special Highest Court’s case-law.
The third revision of the Constitution of 1975 (2008)
The most recent revision, the 3rd Constitutional revision which took place in May 2008 introduced several reforms and amendments: it abrogated professional incompatibility and as for growth and development measures extending on insular and mountainous areas, the central administration now assumed special responsibility thereof. It also bestowed the Parliament with the power to proceed with proposals should certain preconditions apply, to amend the budget as well as an ad hoc procedure for the Parliament to oversee the budget’s implementation.
Today Greece has a politically and historically legitimate Constitution which is contemporary, in line with international developments putting in place a proper and integral institutional framework for the 21st century.
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