THE CONSTITUTION OF GREECE

In the name of the Holy and Consubstantial and Indivisible Trinity

THE FIFTH REVISIONARY PARLIAMENT OF THE HELLENES RESOLVES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE BASIC PROVISIONS

• SECTION I The form of the Government
  • Article 1. The form of government
  • Article 2. Principal obligations of the State
• SECTION II Relations of the Church and State
  • Article 3. Relations of Church and State

PART TWO INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL RIGHTS

• Article 4. Equality of Greeks
• Article 5. Free development of personality
• Article 6. Illegal detention
• Article 7. Nullum crimen sine lege. Prohibition of torture and of general confiscation
• Article 8. The principle of natural judge
• Article 9. The inviolability of home and of private life
• Article 10. The right of petition
• Article 11. The right of assembly
• Article 12. The right of association
• Article 13. The freedom of religion
• Article 14. The freedom of expression and of the press
• Article 15. Mass media
• Article 16. Education, art, science
• Article 17. Protection of private property; expropriation
• Article 18. Protection of property, special cases; requisition
• Article 19. Secrecy of correspondence
• Article 20. The right to legal protection
• Article 21. Protection of family, marriage, motherhood and youth
• Article 22. The right of work. Social security
• Article 23. The freedom to unionise. The right to strike
• Article 24. Protection of the environment
• Article 25. Protection and exercise of the fundamental rights

PART THREE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE

• SECTION I Structure of the State
  • Article 26. Separation of powers
  • Article 27. Change in the boundaries of the Country. Foreign military forces
  • Article 28. Rules of international law. International organizations
  • Article 29. Political parties
• SECTION II The President of the Republic
  Chapter one Election of the President
  
  • Article 30. The President regulates the function of the State institutions. Presidential tenure
  • Article 31. Conditions of eligibility
  • Article 32. Election of the President
  • Article 33. Installation in office
  • Article 34. Replacement
    Chapter two Powers and liability from the acts of the President
    
  • Article 35. Validity of the President's acts. Countersignature
  • Article 36. International representation of the State; international conventions
  • Article 37. Appointment of Prime Minister and Government
  • Article 38. Cabinet's dismissal
  • Article 39. [Repealed]
  • Article 40. Convocation of Parliament. Suspension of sessions
  • Article 41. Dissolution of Parliament
  • Article 42. Promulgation and publication of statutes
  • Article 43. Issuance of decrees
  • Article 44. Acts of legislative content. Referendum. Messages to the people
  • Article 45. Commander in chief of the Nation's Armed Forces
  • Article 46. Appointment and dismissal of public servants. Established decorations
  • Article 47. Pardon and amnesty
  • Article 48. State of siege
    Chapter three Special liabilities of the President of the Republic
    
  • Article 49. Liability of the President of the Republic
  • Article 50. Presumption of competence
• SECTION III Parliament
  Chapter one Election and composition of Parliament
  
  • Article 51. Election of the M.P. The right to vote
  • Article 52. Free expression of the popular will
  • Article 53. Parliamentary term
  • Article 54. Electoral system; election districts; Members of Parliament elected at large
    Chapter two Disqualifications and incompatibilities
    
  • Article 55. Qualifications
  • Article 56. Eligibility
  • Article 57. Acts incompatible with the duties of M.P.
  • Article 58. Judicial control of parliamentary elections
    Chapter three Duties and rights of Members of Parliament
    
  • Article 59. Oath
  • Article 60. Freedom of opinion and right to vote; resignation from parliamentary office
  • Article 61. Non-prosecution for opinion or vote cast
  • Article 62. Parliamentary immunity
  • Article 63. Remuneration, exemptions, absence
    Chapter four Organization and functioning of the Parliament
    
  • Article 64. Regular session
  • Article 65. Standing Orders and Presidium of Parliament
  • Article 66. Publicity of the sittings
  • Article 67. Quorum and majorities
  • Article 68. Parliamentary and investigation committees
  • Article 69. Reports addressed to the Parliament
  • Article 70. Plenum and Sections: legislative work; parliamentary control.
  • Article 71. Vacation Section
  • Article 72. Competence of the Plenum and the Sections
    Chapter five The legislative function of Parliament
    
  • Article 73. The right to introduce Bills
  • Article 74. Procedure for the introduction of a Bill for debate
  • Article 75. Bills resulting in burdening the State budget
  • Article 76. Debate and voting of the Bills
  • Article 77. Authentic interpretation of statutes.
    Chapter six Tax and fiscal administration
    
  • Article 78. Taxation statutes
  • Article 79. Budget, financial statement, general balance sheet of the State
  • Article 80. Salaries, pensions. Currency.
• SECTION IV The Government
  Chapter one Composition and function of the Government
  
  • Article 81. The Cabinet
  • Article 82. Government and Prime Minister
  • Article 83. Ministers and Undersecretaries
    Chapter two Relations between Parliament and the Government
    
  • Article 84. Motion of confidence
  • Article 85. Liability of Ministers
  • Article 86. Court judging liability of Ministers
• SECTION V The Judicial power
  Chapter one Judicial functionaries and Staff
  
  • Article 87. Judicial independence
  • Article 88. Guarantees of the independence of justice
  • Article 89. Incompatibilities of judicial functionaries
  • Article 90. The Supreme Judicial Council
  • Article 91. The Supreme Disciplinary Council
  • Article 92. Civil servants of courts' offices, notaries public, registrars of mortgages and property transfers, directors of land registry offices
    Chapter two Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts
    
  • Article 93. Courts
  • Article 94. Jurisdiction of civil and administrative courts
  • Article 95. Supreme Administrative Court
  • Article 96. Criminal justice
  • Article 97. Mixed jury courts
  • Article 98. Court of Auditors
  • Article 99. Suits for faulty wrongful judgement
  • Article 100. Special Highest Court
• SECTION VI Administration
  Chapter one Organization of the Administration
  
  • Article 101. Administrative decentralization
  • Article 102. Local government agencies
    Chapter two Status of administrative agents
    
  • Article 103. Civil servants
  • Article 104. Restrictions concerning civil servants
    Chapter three Regime of Aghion Oros (Mount Athos)
    
  • Article 105. Regime of Aghion Oros

• SECTION I Special provisions
  • Article 106. State and national economy
  • Article 107. Protection of foreign capital and special economic legislation
  • Article 108. Emigrant Greeks
  • Article 109. Will, codicil, donation benefiting the State
• SECTION II Revision of the Constitution
  • Article 110. Revision of the Constitution
• SECTION III Transitory Provisions
  • Article 111. Previous provisions contrary to the Constitution
  • Article 112. Promulgation of statute provided by the Constitution
  • Article 113. Enactment of the Standing Orders
  • Article 114. Election of the first President of the Republic provisional; President of the Republic
  • Article 115. Transitory provisions
  • Article 116. Existing provisions contrary to the principle of equality
  • Article 117. Transitory and special laws concerning property, forests, expropriation and residential areas
  • Article 118. Transitory provisions concerning judicial functionaries
  • Article 119. Annulment of certain acts
• SECTION IV Final Provision
  • Article 120. Coming into force of the Constitution. The right to resist