Grecia Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Athens
coordinate geografiche: 37 59 N, 23 44 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Indipendenza

1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 25 Marzo (1821)

Costituzione

11 Giugno 1975; amended Marzo 1986 and Aprile 2001

Suffragio

18 anni; universal ed obbligatorio

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Karolos PAPOULIAS (da allora 12 March 2005)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Konstandinos (Kostas) KARAMANLIS (da allora 7 March 2004)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
elections: president elected by parliament for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 8 February 2005 (next to be held by February 2010); according to the Greek Constitution, presidents may only serve two terms; president appoints leader of the party securing plurality of vote in election to become prime minister and form a government
election results: Karolos PAPOULIAS elected president; number of parliamentary votes, 279 out of 300