GREEK CURB President restricted
(N.Z.P. A .-Reuter—Copyright) Greece’s military supported Government has curbed the powers of the President: a new Constitutional Act abolishes the President’s right to absolute control over national defence, public order and foreign affairs.
The 1968 Constitution, amended by referendum in July of this year after the abolition of the Monarchy, had made the President the key figure in Greece’s political life. The new act abolishes his right to appoint the Ministers to the three important sectors, and his right to issue legislation on those sectors without consulting the Government of Parliament.
The new act also deprives the President of the right to appoint 20 of the 200 members of Parliament, through which he might influence voting.
The act limits the President’s term of office from seven to five years, and also deprives him of the right to proclaim martial law without consulting the Government.
The legislation will be made effective by Presidential decrees, at the recommendation of the Cabinet, until the election of a new Parliament.
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33413, 20 December 1973, Page 15
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170GREEK CURB President restricted Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33413, 20 December 1973, Page 15
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