Griechenland Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Athens
geographische Koordinaten: 37 59 N, 23 44 E
Zeitunterschied: 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

Unabhängigkeit

1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)

Nationalfeiertag

Unabhängigkeit, 25 März (1821)

Konstitution

11 Juni 1975; amended März 1986 and April 2001

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal und obligatorisch

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Karolos PAPOULIAS (seit dem 12 March 2005)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Konstandinos (Kostas) KARAMANLIS (seit dem 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