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The Syntagma (''Σύνταγμα''), the '''Constitution of Greece''' was created by the Fifth Revisionary Parliament of the Hellenes and entered into force in 1975 . It has been revised twice since then, in 1985 and in 2001 .

Syntagma Square (Plateia Syntagmatos) in Athens is named after the constitution.


CONTEXT


The Constitution consists of 120 articles and it is set out in 4 parts:
  • The first part (articles 1-3), ''Basic provisions'', establishes the Greek Government as a Parliamentary Republic , and confirms the prevalence of the Orthodox Church in Greece.

  • The second part (articles 4-25) concerns individual and social rights, whose the protection has been reinforced after the Amendment of 2001 . 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 , in which Article 28 formally integrates International Law s and International Convention s into Greek Law .

  • The fourth part (articles 106-120) are special, final and transitory provisions.



THE PLANS FOR A NEW AMENDMENT


At the outset of 2006 , Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced ND 's iniciative for a new amendment of the Constitution of 1975/1988/2001. Although the proposition of the ruling party has not yet taken a concrete form, some of its main points are going to be:
  • the withdrawal of the constitutional prohibition for the foundation of "non-state owned" universities.

  • the foundation of a Supreme Constitutional Court, which will replace the Supreme Special Court .

  • the clarification of the meaning of the constitutional provisions, concerning the environment.



PREVIOUS CONSTITUTIONS


In the Modern History Of Greece , sarting from the Greek War Of Independence , the Constitution of 1975/1986/2001 is the last in a series of democratically adopted (with the exception of the Constitutions of 1968 and 1973 imposed by a Dictatorship ) Constitutions. In a chronological order, these are:



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