Greek parliamentarism, 1843-2021: Normality and aberrations
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Greek parliamentarism, 1843-2021: Normality and aberrations
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1 April 2021
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The subject of the discussion is the course of the formation of the political institutions of the Greek state since the drafting of the 1844 Constitution. Milestones in the historical development of constitutional institutions during the 19th century are the passage of the 1864 Constitution and, 11 years later, the establishment of the principle of declared confidence of parliament. With the establishment of the democratic regime, the Greeks essentially regained the thread of the democratic and liberal tradition of the constitutions of the struggle. It was preceded by the period of absolute monarchy, the Revolution of 3 September 1843 and the concession of the monarchical constitution by Otto.
The course of the Greek constitution was certainly not untroubled. In both the 19th and 20th centuries, the periods of the smooth functioning of parliamentary institutions were repeatedly interrupted by various kinds of deviations from legitimacy. Elections of violence and fraud, violations of the parliamentary principle by the crown, the imposition of dictatorships, civil wars and attempts to neutralize the “internal enemy”, have been an integral part of our modern political and constitutional history.
Undoubtedly, in the years since the regime change, the practice of distorting the rules of the democratic game has disappeared. Competition between the parties can be very intense at times, but no political force considers attacking the organisational bases of the regime. Nevertheless, liberal democracy today faces new challenges at the international level. The predominance of economics over politics, the sharpening of inequalities and the strengthening of nationalist and xenophobic forces, call for a re-evaluation about how we can keep alive the vision of pairing political freedom with social justice today.
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The course of the Greek constitution was certainly not untroubled. In both the 19th and 20th centuries, the periods of the smooth functioning of parliamentary institutions were repeatedly interrupted by various kinds of deviations from legitimacy. Elections of violence and fraud, violations of the parliamentary principle by the crown, the imposition of dictatorships, civil wars and attempts to neutralize the “internal enemy”, have been an integral part of our modern political and constitutional history.
Undoubtedly, in the years since the regime change, the practice of distorting the rules of the democratic game has disappeared. Competition between the parties can be very intense at times, but no political force considers attacking the organisational bases of the regime. Nevertheless, liberal democracy today faces new challenges at the international level. The predominance of economics over politics, the sharpening of inequalities and the strengthening of nationalist and xenophobic forces, call for a re-evaluation about how we can keep alive the vision of pairing political freedom with social justice today.
(Edited and translated description from organiser’s website)
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