Mitsotakis: New Democracy submits Constitutional Revision proposal – What it includes

New Democracy will submit its proposal for Constitutional Revision to Parliament later today, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in a social media post.

As previously signaled, the ruling party’s proposal includes amendments to Article 86 (the well-known provision concerning ministerial liability) and to the process for selecting the leadership of the judiciary.

It also includes provisions allowing the establishment of private universities and the effective abolition of tenure in the public sector (Article 103 of the Constitution) by linking it to the evaluation of civil servants.

New Democracy is also proposing the expansion of postal voting to all voters, allowing citizens residing within Greece to exercise their voting rights by mail in both national and European elections. In addition, the proposal includes amendments to Article 24 of the Constitution concerning environmental protection, which currently stipulates that the designated use of forests and forest land cannot be altered.

It is worth noting that, while announcing the submission of the proposal, the Prime Minister called on “all political forces to present their positions, rather than abstaining as they do today.” The message is primarily directed at PASOK. Indeed, from the outset, the Prime Minister’s office hoped that the proposed revisions to Articles 16 (private universities) and 103 (public sector tenure) would put pressure on—or even divide—PASOK.

It is also recalled that when Mr. Mitsotakis first introduced the issue of effectively ending tenure in the public sector into public debate about a year ago, officials at the Prime Minister’s office believed that some PASOK MPs were willing to vote in favor.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ Statement

Consistent with its commitments, New Democracy is today submitting its proposal for Constitutional Revision to Parliament. It is a roadmap that modernizes public life and the political system, addressing pathologies that have persisted for decades. At the same time, it paves the way for the major reforms our country needs as it moves forward into the 21st century.

Our proposal includes bold reforms across all fields: from changing the article concerning ministerial liability to selecting the leadership of the judiciary with the participation of judges themselves. It also includes measures to protect the country from any threat of bankruptcy, to shield citizens from the imposition of retroactive taxes, and to link tenure in the public sector to employee evaluation.

At the same time, it introduces provisions that society is ready for, such as allowing the establishment of private universities and extending postal voting to all voters. It also looks to the future by addressing the climate crisis and strengthening environmental protection. It recognizes affordable housing as an obligation of the state and places Artificial Intelligence at the service of individual and social well-being.

Our goal is that by 2030—the year marking 200 years since the official establishment of the Greek state—we will meet the future equipped with a modern constitutional framework. For this reason, I call on all political forces to present their positions instead of abstaining as they do today. I also call on every Greek citizen to become informed about this institutional reform, which ultimately concerns the daily lives of us all.