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In early 2006, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced ruling New Democracy's initiative for a new amendment of the Greek Constitution of 1975/1986/2001, and clarified his propositions speaking to the deputies of his party on 11 May 2006. ==Propositions of the parties== Some of the main points of Karamanlis' propositions are: * The modification of the constitutional provision which currently does not allow the foundation and operation of "non-state owned" universities. * The foundation of a Supreme Constitutional Court, which would replace the Supreme Special Court. * The clarification of the meaning of the constitutional provisions concerning the environment. * The adaption of the constitutional provisions concerning the mass media (Article 14) to the rules of the European law. * The limitation of the cases of immunity of the Greek deputies.〔Speech of Kostas Karamanlis of 11 May 2006 as exposed by the Greek Channel Alpha: (Agreements and Disagreements on the Constitutional Amendment ) 〕 For his part, the leader of leading opposition party, Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), George Papandreou, proposed: * The protection of the human rights of foreigners. * The support of public universities and the operation of "non-state owned" universities under stringent terms. * The strengthening of direct democracy through the promotion of the institution of the referendum. * The direct election of the President of the Republic, if a parliamentary majority is not achieved. * The introduction of a new legislative procedure initiated by the people. * The rewriting of the preamble, which asserts Greek Orthodoxy's predominant position by the inclusion of the formula "in the name of the Holy and Consubstantial and Indivisible Trinity".〔Speech of George Papandreou of the (8 May 2006 ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greek constitutional amendment of 2008」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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