Greece's parliament approves constitutional revision but final adoption will be difficult

The Greek Parliament approved on Wednesday in a second vote a constitutional revision proposed by the ruling New Democracy party, Greek media reported. As in the first vote in July, however, the amendments were backed by an absolute majority but failed to secure the qualified majority required for some provisions, making their final adoption more difficult. [ . . . ] Under the procedure for constitutional revisions in Greece, the current Parliament determines which proposals will be considered, while the next Parliament formulates and adopts the specific provisions. If the proposals receive an absolute majority in the current Parliament, i.e. more than 150 votes in the 300-seat legislature, their adoption in the next Parliament requires a three-fifths majority. If they receive 180 votes in the current Parliament, an absolute majority of 151 votes will be sufficient in the next Parliament.
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