The
actual head of government (since January 2004) is the
Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis and the chief
of state is the President
Konstandinos Stephanopoulos (since 10 March 1995);
The president is member of the Panhellenic
Socialist Movement (PASOK) and the Prime Minister of
the New Democracy party.
 Political Organisation |
The president is elected by Parliament for a five-year term; he is appointing the prime minister. The Cabinet is appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister.
- Legislative power is hold by the unicameral Parliament called “Vouli ton Ellinon”, of 300 seats, which members are elected for a four-year terms by direct popular vote (suffrage is universal and compulsory from the age of 18 years). The last election was held in 9 April 2000 and 43% were won by PASOK.
- The Judicial branch is organised as followed: Supreme Judicial Court and Special Supreme Tribunal are formed by judges appointed for life by the president after he has consulted a judicial council.
The legal system is based on a codified Roman law and is judiciary divided into civil, criminal and administrative courts.
The other political parties of Greece are the Coalition of the Left and Progress (Synaspismos), the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), the Democratic Social Movement (DIKKI), the Liberal Party, the New Democracy (ND- conservative party), Political Spring and Rainbow Coalition.
| Administration |
Greece is administratively divided into 51 prefectures (nomoi-nomos) and one autonomous region called the Ayion Oros, on the Mt. Athos, a place led by the monks of the monastery and where it is forbidden for the women to penetrate it. The “nomoi are”: Ayion Oros* (Mt. Athos), Aitolia kai Akarnania, Akhaia, Argolis, Arkadhia, Arta, Attiki, Dhodhekanisos, Drama, Evritania, Evros, Evvoia, Florina, Fokis, Fthiotis, Grevena, Ilia, Imathia, Ioannina, Irakleion, Kardhitsa, Kastoria, Kavala, Kefallinia, Kerkyra(Corfu), Halkidhiki, Chania, Chios, Cyclades, Kilkis, Korinthia, Kozani, Lakonia, Larisa, Lassithi, Lesvos, Levkas(Leucada), Magnisia, Messinia, Pella, Pieria, Preveza, Rethymno, Rodhopi, Samos, Serrai, Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Voiotia, Xanthi, Zakynthos
| Major Political tension |
Concerning the international disputes, Greece’s major problem is Turkey with which territorial, maritime complex and air disputes are very frequent. The Cyprus question does not ameliorate the situation. The other big international dispute is with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a dispute that concerns the name of Macedonia.
Greece is part of many International organizations of which NATO (since 1952) and EU (since 1981).
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Greece
Politics: The conventional short form for the country’s name is Greece (Ellas or Ellada ). Its conventional long form name is Hellenic Republic (Elliniki Dimocratia) and its former name is Kingdom of Greece. The capital is Athens.
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