Constitution and election rules
According to sources, the conservative government is mulling a change in election legislation. The truth is that the country needs a different electoral system that will ensure a reasonable representation of voters’ preferences. One big question remains, however. Why does Greece not have a standard election system like most major democracies? Perhaps it’s time that the duration of a government’s tenure and the election system are determined by the Constitution. Political leaders will thus know the rules of the game and the time frame of any administration and will not have the power to toy with the institutions. Greece’s parties should finally reach an agreement on this key issue. The government of New Democracy has the right to propose a new electoral law, which will come into force for the ballot after the next one, but it must also launch a debate about a change in the Constitution. It’s time Greece caught up with its European partners on fundamental institutional issues.
