Greek Opposition Leader Androulakis Accuses PM Mitsotakis of Seeking Unchecked Executive Power in Constitutional Reform
Nikos Androulakis, president of the PASOK‑Movement for Change, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to shape a new Constitution that leaves the executive branch as unchecked as possible. He described the government’s handling of the constitutional revision as an “institutional coup” and a “communication game”.
Androulakis focused on Article 110, which sets the procedure for constitutional amendments. He said the opposition’s proposal would require a qualified majority of 180 members in both parliamentary chambers, preventing a single government from unilaterally altering the Constitution. He noted that in 2018, when Mitsotakis was opposition leader, he signed a revision proposal that included Article 110, which was then presented by then‑New Democracy MP Konstantinos Tasoulas, now President of the Republic. The current government, he alleges, is refusing to place Article 110 before the parliament.
The parliamentary debate on the constitutional revision concluded today, with Androulakis urging broader political consensus for any changes.
Entities: Article 110 · Greek Parliament · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Nikos Androulakis · PASOK–Movement for Change
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- [● 3 SOURCES] The parliamentary debate on the constitutional revision concluded today.
- [● 3 SOURCES] In 2018, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, then opposition leader, signed a proposal for constitutional revision that included Article 110, which was presented by Konstantinos Tasoulas.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Nikos Androulakis accused Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of seeking a constitution that leaves executive power largely unchecked.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Article 110 of the Greek Constitution determines the procedure for constitutional revision.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Androulakis' proposal would require a qualified majority of 180 MPs in both parliamentary chambers to amend the constitution.
- [● 3 SOURCES] The current government is refusing to include Article 110 in the present constitutional revision process.
- [● 3 SOURCES] He called the government's approach an “institutional coup”.