Constitution of the Hellenic Republic (1975)

The post junta charter, revised thrice, blending parliamentarism with social goals.

Overview

Approved by parliament June 7, 1975 after the colonels fall in 1974, the Greek Constitution consolidated a parliamentary republic with a president elected by parliament, executive power in the prime minister, and a catalogue of rights plus binding programmatic social provisions in articles like labor and housing. Revisions in 1986 trimmed presidential powers, in 2001 modernized rights and transparency, and in 2008 deepened them again. The prevailing Christian orthodox establishment is recognized as the prevailing religion with religious freedom guaranteed. The austerity crisis years tested its institutions with referendums and court rulings.