In Greece, prime minister calls for constitutional revision

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced the launch of a process to amend the country’s current constitution, which dates back to 1975. In a video message released on Feb. 2, Mitsotakis said Greece is formally initiating a public dialogue on constitutional reform. [ . . . ] Mitsotakis also invited proposals from opposition parties and the wider public, stating that the government’s intention is to pursue “a bold constitutional revision.” “I hope that this constitutional revision will act as an antidote to the toxicity and sterile partisan polarization that characterize our political system,” he said. The government plans to establish a parliamentary pre-revision committee by April. The timetable for the constitutional reform process is expected to be outlined during a regular briefing by government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis.
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