A separate chapter in the book of problem performances that characterize the legislative function of the political world of the country is the chapter related to the definition of the system through which national elections.

AT Hellas there is no fixed and constitutionally fixed Electoral system. This element was used by the ruling parties to create the best conditions for them against their opponents. In this context, post-political history is divided into two periods, before and after 2001. The main thing that happened that year was that during the then process of revising the constitutional map of the country, the commitment of the entire subsequent majority, when the decisive change in the electoral law, the effect of the new law begins with the next, and not immediately following elections, as it was before since. Unique exception to this rule and application new electoral law from the next election is granted only if a new electoral law is adopted by a “two-thirds majority of the total number of deputies”, i.e. at least 200 deputies.

This constitutional norm, in essence, prevented the possibility of a repetition of what happened shortly before 1989 election: the then government (PASOK, Prime Minister Andreu Papandreou), seeing that N.D. was going to win the elections, he wanted to stop it with a complex legislative act (enhanced proportionality with some elements of simple proportionality). In fact, it took three electoral contests and finally the cooperation of the single-seat DIANA (K. Stephanopoulos) to get Konstantinos Mitsotakis to become Prime Minister, because despite consistently high percentages, N.D. failed to obtain a ruling majority.

Post-political history is divided into two periods: before and after 2001.

The new government of 151 deputies, as expected, changed the electoral law, reintroducing enhanced proportional representation (the system in place from 1974 to 1985). The specific system was essentially maintained even after a change in the law in 2004 (PASOK government, Prime Minister K. Simitis) with the condition that the first party receive a “premium” – or otherwise a “bonus” – of 40 seats. in order to create conditions for a stable one-party system of government. Later (ND government, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis) the “bonus” increased to 50 seats.

This advantage as the first party, despite its claims to introduce simple proportionality, SYRIZA retained after the January 2015 elections, while “securing” its re-election in the September 2015 elections. He recalled, however, the simple proportionality by observing that ND will win the 2019 elections. (Mr. Mitsotakis) and look forward to his “restoration” through new cooperation in governance in the next elections.

The new government of the current prime minister returned, as you know, a reinforced analogue.