Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Monday the begin of the process to revise the Greek constitution, first promulgated in 1975 after the fall of the military junta.
He described the move to revise 70 of the 120 Constitution articles as a “daring constitutional revision” to address contemporary challenges.
The main changes proposed by his conservative government concern Articles 16 and 86, which address non-state universities and ministerial accountability, respectively. Other proposals include a constitutional provision on the cost of party programs, fixed election cycles, civil service tenure, the election of the president of the republic for a 6-year-long term, and the selection of judicial leadership.
“I have been advocating for the change of Article 86 for 20 years,” Mitsotakis said in a televised address to the public. “Equally clear is my commitment to the fight against the ‘deep state.’ A public administration that is efficient and citizen-friendly must now be driven by continuous evaluation and must place the concept of tenure on an entirely new footing.”
