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The Constitution of Greece (Greek: Σύνταγμα / Sýntagma), was created by the Fifth Revisional Parliament of the Hellenes and entered into force in 1975. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly It has been revised twice since, in 1986 and in 2001. The Constitutional history of Greece goes back to the Greek War of Independence, during which the first three revolutionary Greek constitutions were adopted. In the modern history of Greece, starting from the Greek War of Independence, the Constitution of 1975/1986/2001 is the last in a series of democratically adopted Constitutions The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman Syntagma Square (Plateia Syntagmatos) in Athens is named after the constitution. Syntagma Square (Πλατεία Συντάγματος Constitution Square) is located in central Athens, Greece. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's

Context

The Constitution consists of 120 articles and it is set out in 4 parts:

• The first part (articles 1-3), Basic provisions, establishes Greece as a parliamentary presidential republic, and confirms the prevalence of the Orthodox Church in Greece. A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in American English) is a System of government in which President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its The Church of Greece ( Greek: Ekklēsía tês Helládos, ekliˈsia tis eˈlaðos is one of the fifteen Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches
• The second part (articles 4-25) concerns individual and social rights, whose protection has been reinforced after the Revision of 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The new provisions regulate subjects such as the protection of personal data and the competence of certain independent authorities.
• The third part (articles 26-105) describes the organization and function of the State. A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population. Article 28 formally integrates international laws and international conventions into Greek law. International law is the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nation-states in adherence to recognized values and standards Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of States and Intergovernmental organizations. Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society
• The fourth part (articles 106-120) comprises special, final and transitory provisions.

Constitutional amendments

Main articles: Constitutional debate in Greece, Greek Constitutional amendment of 1986, Greek Constitutional amendment of 2001, and Upcoming amendment of the Greek Constitution

The Constitution of 1975 has been twice revised: in 1986 and in 2001. The Greek Constitutional amendment of 1986 was based on the previously increased responsibilities of the President of the Republic The Amendment of 2001 constituted the most important amendment of the Constitution of 1974 At the outset of 2006, Prime minister Kostas Karamanlis announced ND 's initiative for a new amendment of the Constitution of 1975/1986/2001 The prime minister Kostas Karamanlis announced the initiative of his government for a new revision and opened the debate about the proposed modifications. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Konstantínos Alexandrou Karamanlís (Κωνσταντίνος Αλεξάνδρου Καραμανλής (alt

Constitutional history of Greece

Main article: Constitutional history of Greece

During the modern history of Greece, the Constitution of 1975/1986/2001 is the last in a series of democratically adopted Constitutions (with the exception of the Constitutions of 1968 and 1973 imposed by a dictatorship). In the modern history of Greece, starting from the Greek War of Independence, the Constitution of 1975/1986/2001 is the last in a series of democratically adopted Constitutions The history of modern Greece began with the recognition of Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1832 after the Greek War of Independence. Regime of the Colonels redirects here For the Polish regime of colonels see Colonels' group. The first of these Constitutions was adopted in 1822. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the The current constitution is formally a major revision of the constitution of 1952, as effected by the 5th Revisional Parliament.

Further reading

• Eleftheriadis, Pavlos (March 2005). "Constitutional Reform and the Rule of Law in Greece". West European Politics 28 (2): 317-334.  

External links

• [1]The official text of the Greek Constitution (in Greek)
• An English translation with a link to the Greek text
• Full text in English, in Greek and in Spanish (1975 version)