Abstract
The rising tide of populist majoritarianism in Greece can be reflected through the amendments of the 1975 constitution. The 1986 constitutional amendment allowed for an open discussion of the merits and weaknesses of reinforcing the majoritarian elements of Greek democracy. Similar discussions could be traced in the constitutional amendments of 2001 and 2008. The 2016 initiative of the SYRIZA –ANEL coalition government to launch a constitutional amendment process has brought once again majoritarianism to the forefront.
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Grigoriadis, I.N. (2018). The Rising Tide of Populist Majoritarianism in Greece. In: Democratic Transition and the Rise of Populist Majoritarianism . Reform and Transition in the Mediterranean. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57556-8_4
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