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Line 61: + + − − ===Principal Government Officials=== − *President--Karolos Papoulias − *Prime Minister--Konstantinos Karamanlis − *Foreign Minister--Dora Bakoyannis − *Ambassador to the United States--Alexandros Mallias − *Ambassador to the United Nations--Yiannis Mourikis
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==Government and Political Conditions==
==Government and Political Conditions==
The October 2009 elections were convincingly won by the Socialist party, "Pasok", which had been in opposition. The new prime minister will be George Papandreou, a former foreign minister whose father and grandfather also served as prime ministers.
Greece is a [[parliamentary republic]] whose constitution was last amended in April 2001. There are three branches of government. The executive includes the president, who is head of state, and the prime minister, who is head of government. There is a 300-seat unicameral "Vouli" (legislature). The judicial branch includes a Supreme Court. Administrative subdivisions include 13 peripheries (regional districts) and 51 nomi (prefectures). Suffrage is universal at 18.
Greece is a [[parliamentary republic]] whose constitution was last amended in April 2001. There are three branches of government. The executive includes the president, who is head of state, and the prime minister, who is head of government. There is a 300-seat unicameral "Vouli" (legislature). The judicial branch includes a Supreme Court. Administrative subdivisions include 13 peripheries (regional districts) and 51 nomi (prefectures). Suffrage is universal at 18.
===Foreign Relations===
===Foreign Relations===