Greek Constitution of 1927

The first and last pages of the Constitution of 3 June 1927

TheGreek Constitution of 1927was the constitution in force during most of theSecond Hellenic Republic(1924–1935). The Republic had been declared in 1924, but the proposed1925 constitutionwas never put into practice due to the dictatorship ofTheodoros Pangalosin 1925–26. After Pangalos was overthrown, a new constitution was drawn up, which relied on, but heavily amended the previous1911 constitutionin several places.

The new 1927 constitution had 127 articles. Any reference to theGreek monarchywas removed, and aparliamentary republic,with abicameral legislatureand an electedpresidentas ceremonial head of state were introduced. Most notably, for the first time the hitherto unwritten principle ofparliamentary majority(dedilomeni) was formalized. The constitution of 1927 was suspended in October 1935, when a military coup underGeorgios Kondylisoverthrew the Republic and restored the monarchy, bringing back the 1911 constitution into force. Elements of the 1927 constitution nevertheless found their way into theGreek Constitution of 1952.

External links

Constitution of the Hellenic Republic,1927, hosted by theHellenic Parliament

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Constitutional rights	Proportionality Independent authorities Vertical power of human rights Rule of law Social state
History of the Constitution	Constitution of 1822 Constitution of 1823 Constitution of 1827 Constitution of 1832^§ Constitution of 1844 Constitution of 1864 Constitution of 1911 Constitution of 1925^§ Constitution of 1927 Constitution of 1948^§ Constitution of 1952 Constitution of 1968^§ Constitution of 1973^§
Present constitution	Constitution of 1974 1986 amendment 2001 amendment 2008 amendment 2019 amendment
Interpretation of the Constitution	Interpretative principles Paramountcy Supreme Special Court
^§Never implemented in practice