1. THE POLITICAL
SYSTEM OF
GREECE
THROUGH THE
AGES
Aggelos Sekas
Αmalia Tsakalou

2. Athenian Democracy
• It peaked in the 5th century
B.C.(Golden Age of Pericles)
• Freedom of assembly, religion,
speech
• Equality, citizenship
• Right to vote, rights to life and
liberty, minority rights
Democracy: (Δημοκρατία→ dēmokratia)
Demo + cracy
(people) (power)
"People's hand of power"

3. Greece after the
independence war
Kapodistrias
• Created independent greek state
• Organized the military improved the schooling system
• Improved the agriculture
King Otto (constitutional monarchy)
• Although he had good intentions, the people
overthrew him
because:
economic situation was "suffocating" political malfunction

4. Eleftherios Venizelos
• Modernized the state
• Appointment of officials through public
competitions
• Establishment of labor regulations in
crafts and industries
• Improvement of the justice delivery
process
• Changes on the economic and industrial
policies

5. Coup d'etat of
Ioannis Metaxas
• In the 4th of August 1936 Metaxas
established a nationalist anti-communist
coup
• Anti-Parliament
• Attempted to create a corporatist state
World war 2
• Italian invasion in October 1940
• German occupation of Greece 1941-1944
• Greek resistance groups fought against
occupying forces

6. Greek Civil War
30 March 1946 – 16 October 1949
EAM ELAS vs Kingdom of Greece
• It resulted in the victory of the Kingdom of Greece
• Many people who were considered memebers of EAM ELAS were sent to exile to Greek islands or
other countries

7. Greek Military Junta
1967 a group of greek military
officers seized power.
Important incidents
• Athens Polytechnic uprising
• Cypriot coup d'état
It lasted 7 years

8. Post-Regime (Metapolitefsi)
• Restoration of democracy
• Citizens are able to vote and choose the
political party in charge
• Economic development
• Modernization of society and institution
• Greece becomes part of the European
Union and uses the euro as a currency
referendum change in 1974

9. Modern Greece
• Presidential parliamentary democracy
Voting age: 17
Legislative powers are exercised by 300
deputies
Elections every 4 years
Same constitution since 1843 (start of
human rights)
• basic principles of constitution
Popular sovereignty
The rule of law
The welfare state
The distinction of functions

10. • Division of powers
• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive
• Head of state (president of the republic):
Katerina Sakelaropoulou
• Prime Minister:
• Kiriakos Mitsotakis
• Greece is made up of 13 regions

11. Links
• https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Pattakos%2C_Papadopoulos_
and_Makarezos.jpg .
• Εκτενές αφιέρωμα της τοπικής εφημερίδας του Ηρακλείου «Πατρίς» στον Ελευθέριο
Βενιζέλο
• Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος
• "Democracy" Oxford University Press. Retrieved, 24 February 2021.
• Greece elects Katerina Sakellaropoulou as first female president NBC News, 22 January
2020