Government And Political Condition
Greece is a parliamentary republic whose constitution was last amended in April 2001. There are three branches of government. The executive includes the president, who is head of state, and the prime minister, who is head of government. There is a 300-seat unicameral “Vouli” (legislature). The judicial branch includes a Supreme Court. Administrative subdivisions include 13 peripheries (regional districts) and 51 nomi (prefectures). Suffrage is universal at 18.
Principal Government Officials
President– Karolos Papoulias
Prime Minister–Constandinos Karamanlis
Foreign Minister–Petros Molyviatis
Ambassador to the United States–Georgios Savvaidis
Ambassador to the United Nations–Adamantios Vassilakis