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The Kingdom of Greece (Greek: Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος [vaˈsili.on tis eˈlaðos]) was established in 1832 and was the successor state to the First Hellenic Republic. It was internationally recognised by the Treaty of Constantinople , where Greece also secured its full independence from the Ottoman Empire after nearly four ...
The Constitution consists of 120 articles, in four parts: . The first part (articles 1–3), Basic Provisions, establishes Greece as a presidential parliamentary democracy (or republic – the Greek δημοκρατία can be translated both ways), and confirms the prevalence of the Orthodox Church in Greece.
Monarchy of Greece (Greek: Μοναρχία της Ελλάδας, romanized: Monarchía tis Elládas) or Greek monarchy (Greek: Ελληνική Μοναρχία, romanized: Ellinikí Monarchía) is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of Greece.
The first constitution of the Kingdom of Greece was the Greek Constitution of 1844. On 3 September 1843, the military garrison of Athens, with the help of citizens, rebelled and demanded from King Otto the concession of a Constitution.
Treaties concluded or ratified by Greece. Where appropriate, articles should be placed in the subcategories. Where appropriate, articles should be placed in the subcategories. This category may contain articles about treaties concluded or ratified by Greece since 8 December 1974, which is the date the monarchy was abolished and the Third ...
After the revolution of September 3, 1843, the Kingdom of Greece adopted a constitution, which Otto I swore to uphold during a ceremony on March 30, 1844. This was the inaugural occasion on which a Greek monarch took the oath before Parliament, which would henceforth be a requisite element of all subsequent royal investitures .
In the modern history of Greece, starting from the Greek War of Independence, the Constitution of 1975/1986/2001 is the last in a series of democratically adopted Constitutions (with the exception of the Constitutions of 1968 and 1973 imposed by a dictatorship).
Nationality law of Greece is based on the principle of jus sanguinis. Greek citizenship may be acquired by descent or through naturalization. Greek law permits dual citizenship. A Greek national is a citizen of the European Union, and therefore entitled to the same rights as other EU citizens. [1]