GOVERNMENT SYSTEM OF GREECE

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC

BACKGROUND
PARLIAMENTARY
Throughout history, the Greeks experimented with different types of
DEMOCRACY
government systems. There
was not one central The Hellenic
government; instead, the Parliament is made
Ancient Greek city-states
up of 300
each had its own government
parliamentary
structure. It wasn’t until 500 BC
that the Athenians developed deputies elected

a form of democracy that after every four years

later became the government by Greek citizens
system of Greece as a whole. (WorldAtlas, n.d.).
These deputies
Ancient Greece Law and Government (n.d.). Retrieved March 27, 2018, from
conduct the
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legislative tasks of
President the government.
The President serves as the Head of State and is elected by the
parliament every 5 years. There is limited political power in this
occupation – the President in this case is responsible for appointing the
prime minister and other members in the government and for
representing the State in relation to other States (Hellenic Republic,
2018).

Prime Minister Greek Parliament. (2014).

Retrieved March 27, 2018, from
The Prime Minister serves as the Head of Government and holds the
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most political power in the Greek government system. Alexis Tsipras, the m/2014/10/10/parliament-
current Prime Minister of Greece, is grants-vote-of-confidence-to-
considered the leader of his country. He greek-government/

unites the government and works with

the ministers in the Ministerial Council to
make the decisions for the country.

Alexis Tsipras. (2015). Retrieved March 27, 2018, from

http://www.businessinsider.com/greek-prime-minister-tsipras-
speaks-state-tv-speech-july-32015-7?r=UK&IR=T
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References

Hellenic Republic. (2018). Government and Politics. Hellenic Republic. Retrieved March 28, 2018, from
https://www.mfa.gr/usa/en/about-greece/government-and-politics/

World Atlas. (n.d.). What Type Of Government Does Greece Have? World Atlas. Retrieved March 28, 2018,
from https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-type-of-government-does-greece-have.html