Greek Parliament Holds First Vote on 33 Constitutional Amendments

Greek constitutional amendment first parliamentary vote Article 5β AI provision Article 86 ministerial liability 33 articles

On 27 July 2026 the Greek Parliament conducted the first voting session of the constitutional amendment process, putting 33 proposed articles to a nominally open electronic vote. The proposals, introduced by the New Democracy government, included a new Article 5β on artificial intelligence, changes to Article 86 concerning ministerial criminal liability, and a guarantee for public‑sector employee evaluation (Article 103). None of the articles reached the 180‑vote threshold required for the government to set the final wording alone; most received between 158 and 161 affirmative votes.

Because the 180‑vote majority was not achieved, the next parliamentary term will have to negotiate with opposition parties to determine the final content of any articles that received at least 151 votes in this round. A second vote is scheduled for the last week of August 2026 for those articles that pass the first‑round threshold.

Entities: Article 103 (public‑sector employee evaluation) · Article 110 of the Greek Constitution · Article 14 (freedom of expression) · Article 15 (Greek language and flag) · Article 5β (AI amendment) · Article 5β (AI provision) · Article 5β (Artificial Intelligence) · Article 86 (Ministerial criminal responsibility) · Article 86 (ministerial criminal investigation) · Article 86 (ministerial criminal liability) · Article 86 (parliamentary immunity) · Dora Bakoyannis

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[● 20 SOURCES] The pre‑amendment Hellenic Parliament held its first voting session on constitutional amendments on 27 July 2026. (belongs=true)
[DISPUTED] Under Article 110, a proposal receiving at least 180 votes in the first parliament requires 151 votes in the second to become law. (existing)
[DISPUTED] Conversely, a proposal receiving at least 151 votes now needs 180 votes in the next parliament. (existing)
[● 9 SOURCES] The second voting round is scheduled for the last week of August 2026 for proposals that receive at least 151 votes in the first round. (existing)
[● 12 SOURCES] A total of 33 constitutional articles were placed for voting. (33 constitutional articles were placed for voting)
[● 19 SOURCES] Opposition parties have signalled they will not support the proposals without broader consensus. (belongs=true)
[● 22 SOURCES] The vote was conducted electronically and was nominally “open”. (The vote was conducted electronically and was nominally “open”)
[● 9 SOURCES] The proposal includes a new AI provision (Article 5β). (existing)
[● 8 SOURCES] A total of 33 constitutional articles are subject to the vote. (supported_by)
[● 8 SOURCES] Article 110 requires 180 votes in the proposing house to deem an article revisionable, after which 151 votes are needed in the revisionary house to enact it. (supported_by)
[● 8 SOURCES] A second vote is scheduled for the last week of August 2026 to finalize any articles that received at least 151 votes in the first round. (supported_by)
[● 8 SOURCES] The pre‑revision Greek Parliament held its first vote on constitutional amendments on 27 July 2026. (supported_by)