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Greek constitutional amendment controversy
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In late July 2026 Greek opposition parties intensified criticism of the New Democracy‑led government's fifth constitutional amendment. amendment debate intensified, with PASOK MP Giorgos Nikitidis on July 23 accused the administration of “drugging” the process and ignoring consensus on AI, climate and demographics. Two days later PASOK‑Change MP Manolis Hnaris condemned the rapid, pre‑electoral fast‑tracking of the revision, saying it eroded public trust. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and other opposition leader Nikos Androulakis turned the debate into a pre‑election showdown, trading accusations over a higher voting majority, a mixed committee, and recent scandals such as parties criticizing the OPKEPE affair. government's fast‑track process. On July 27 July the Hellenic Parliament held its first electronic, nominally open vote on a package of 33 proposed articles. The vote followed the procedure set out in article 110, which requires a articles, following Article 110's super‑majority of 180 rules (180 votes in the proposing house for an article to be considered revisionable; the revisionary house would house, then need only 151 votes. Among in the items were revisionary house). The package includes a new Article 5β regulating on artificial intelligence, Article 14 expanding expanded protection of freedom of expression and journalists, and Article 15 safeguarding (Article 14), measures to safeguard the Greek language, flag and allowing to allow non‑state universities to grant higher‑education degrees. award degrees (Article 15), removal of parliamentary oversight of criminal investigations involving ministers (Article 86), and a constitutional guarantee for public‑sector employee evaluation (Article 103). Opposition parties, notably PASOK and the Greens, have signalled they will not support the 180‑vote threshold, keeping the controversy alive. A second round is scheduled for the last week of August, when the revisionary house will decide final wording for any article where only articles that achieved achieve at least 151 votes in the first round. Opposition parties have signaled resistance, arguing that the 180‑vote threshold may round will be hard to reach without broader consensus, keeping the controversy alive reconsidered. The dispute has become a pre‑election showdown between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and opposition leader Nikos Androulakis, with accusations over voting majorities, committee composition, and recent scandals such as the legislative process moves forward. OPKEPE affair.
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