Politics of Greece
Greece politics takes place in a parliamentary representative democratic republic. This means the Prime Minister is the head of the government and of a multi-party system. Legislative power is invested in the government and Hellenic Parliament. The Constitution of Greece describes Greece as a "presidential parliamentary republic" . It gives specific guarantees of civil liberties and the power is invested in the president chose by the Parliament.
The Greek government is similar to that of many Western democracies and has been described that is a compromise between French and German government systems. The prime minister and the cabinet play the main role in political parties while the president takes care of executive and legislative while performing cultural celebrations.
The Cabinet of Greece consists the heads of all executive ministries, appointed on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The President of the Republic is elected by the Parliamentary for a five-year term. When the term expires, the Parliament elects a new president. The first two votes a majority of 200 votes is needed. The third and final vote needs 180 votes majority. If the third vote fails the Parliament doesn't pick, the old President does in a period of 30 days.
The president has the power to make major decisions like declare war or sign treaties, but to do so a simple parliamentary majority vote is needed. The president can also use certain emergency powers which have to be signed by the appropriate Cabinet minister. The president can not dismiss the Parliamentary or declare a siege without the appropriate signs.
The prime minister is elected by the people and is usually the leader of the majority of Parliament members. According to the Constitution the Prime Minister is there to keep unity in the government. The Minister is the most powerful person in the government.
There are 300 members in the Parliament and are there for 4-year-terms. There are 48 multi-seat constituencies, 8 single-seat constituencies and a single nationwide list. 288 of 300 seats are determined by constituency voting. The remaining twelve seats are filled with people from the nationwide list. Greece uses a complex "reinforced proportional representation electoral system" which discourages "splinter parties" and makes a parliamentary majority vote possible even if the the leading party falls short on majority of popular vote.
The Greek government is similar to that of many Western democracies and has been described that is a compromise between French and German government systems. The prime minister and the cabinet play the main role in political parties while the president takes care of executive and legislative while performing cultural celebrations.
The Cabinet of Greece consists the heads of all executive ministries, appointed on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The President of the Republic is elected by the Parliamentary for a five-year term. When the term expires, the Parliament elects a new president. The first two votes a majority of 200 votes is needed. The third and final vote needs 180 votes majority. If the third vote fails the Parliament doesn't pick, the old President does in a period of 30 days.
The president has the power to make major decisions like declare war or sign treaties, but to do so a simple parliamentary majority vote is needed. The president can also use certain emergency powers which have to be signed by the appropriate Cabinet minister. The president can not dismiss the Parliamentary or declare a siege without the appropriate signs.
The prime minister is elected by the people and is usually the leader of the majority of Parliament members. According to the Constitution the Prime Minister is there to keep unity in the government. The Minister is the most powerful person in the government.
There are 300 members in the Parliament and are there for 4-year-terms. There are 48 multi-seat constituencies, 8 single-seat constituencies and a single nationwide list. 288 of 300 seats are determined by constituency voting. The remaining twelve seats are filled with people from the nationwide list. Greece uses a complex "reinforced proportional representation electoral system" which discourages "splinter parties" and makes a parliamentary majority vote possible even if the the leading party falls short on majority of popular vote.