The Greek Parliament is holding its second vote on proposed constitutional amendments on Wednesday, completing the first stage of the revision process. The Parliament’s official agenda confirms that MPs will vote on the proposal under Article 110 of the Constitution and Article 119 of Parliament’s Rules.
The second vote will determine the majority threshold that the next, Revisionary Parliament, will need to amend each provision that the current Parliament identifies as eligible for revision.
Under Article 110, if a proposed amendment receives a majority of the total number of MPs — 151 votes — but does not secure the three-fifths majority of 180 votes, the next Parliament can approve the amendment with a three-fifths majority. If the current Parliament secures 180 votes for a provision, the next Parliament can approve the corresponding amendment with an absolute majority of the total number of MPs.
During the first vote in July, none of the provisions proposed by New Democracy received 180 votes. All of them, however, secured a majority of the total number of MPs, with support ranging from 158 to 161 votes, keeping the constitutional revision process active. Parliament recorded the first vote on July 27.
The opposition has made clear that it will not give the next government majority a “blank cheque” over constitutional revision.
New Democracy has criticised that position, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis also addressed the issue during his recent interview at the Thessaloniki International Fair.
Mitsotakis said the history of constitutional revisions in Greece shows that the opposition’s position plays a major role in determining whether a revision succeeds. He said his government had made an effort to establish communication channels with opposition parties but argued that political divisions had made agreement difficult.
He also singled out PASOK, saying the party had stated that it would reject a New Democracy proposal even if New Democracy supported PASOK’s own proposal.
PASOK President Nikos Androulakis has outlined his party’s position on several constitutional provisions.
Regarding Article 16, Androulakis has said Greece should allow the establishment of non-state, non-profit universities under strict operating standards, arguing that this would prevent abuses and the serving of specific interests.
He has also called for a revision of Article 86, which concerns the criminal liability of ministers, to abolish what he describes as preferential provisions for political figures. In his recent remarks at the Thessaloniki International Fair, Androulakis said PASOK would seek to place ministers’ criminal liability under special judicial bodies independent of parliamentary-majority approval.
The Parliament’s official schedule lists the second constitutional revision vote for Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
