Constitutional Revision: Mitsotakis opens the door to dismissals and PASOK holds the keys to the 180
Constitutional Revision Greece 2026: The “Great Restart” of Kyriakos Mitsotakis in 2026
Report: TO PARON
The Prime Minister’s commitment to the radical renewal of the country’s Charter in the Constitutional Revision is entering the implementation phase. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to information, is preparing to reveal his cards with a televised address and a letter to the ND Parliamentary Group. This move marks the beginning of the process that will occupy Parliament throughout 2026.
The main pillars: The 70 articles under the microscope Maximos Mansion is oriented towards a “brave” revision. The agenda includes up to 70 articles, with the aim of complete institutional modernization. At the center are:
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Article 16 (Universities): The “mother of battles” for the definitive removal of the state monopoly in higher education.
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Article 103 (Public Sector): The connection of tenure with strict evaluation.
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Article 86 (Ministerial Responsibility): The institutional response to the “shadow” of Tempi.
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Article 24 (Environment): New regulations for the environmental balance and spatial planning.
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Establishment of a six-year term for the President of the Republic. A single six-year term is defined for the President of the Republic, avoiding repeated terms and strengthening the stability and objectivity of the Presidency.
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Participation of judges in the selection of the leadership of the supreme courts. The participation of the judges themselves in the process of selecting the presidents of the supreme courts is provided for, strengthening the autonomy of Justice and ensuring objectivity in its leadership.
Article 103: ADEDY on a collision course The proposal for the Public Sector has already caused an alarm in the trade union bodies. Information states that the government wants to introduce a provision that will allow the dismissal of an employee after three consecutive negative evaluations. ADEDY warns of a “hot 2026”. It argues that the government is attempting to bring back the “state of cronies” and intimidate public officials. “Tenure is a guarantee for the citizen against party arbitrariness,” the trade unionists declare.
Article 86 and Justice: The demand for transparency Regarding Article 86, the government is on the defensive. The opposition is pushing for a wording that will completely abolish the right of the Parliament to “archive” cases of ministers. At the same time, changes in Justice aim at accelerating procedures and a new way of selecting the leadership of the supreme courts.
Article 24: The battle for forests and investments If Article 16 is the ideological battle, Article 24 is the battle of interests. The government proposes the redefinition of the concept of forest to facilitate large investments in RES (Renewable Energy Sources) and tourism. Conversely, the opposition and environmental organizations accuse ND of attempting to “legalize encroachments.”
The strategy of the “180” and the Opposition The Prime Minister seeks the widest possible consensus to “lock” the content of the changes. He throws the gauntlet to PASOK and Nikos Androulakis, whose stance will judge the outcome of the revision. What do the Opposition parties propose?
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PASOK: Insists on the need for an “institutional counterweight.” It proposes the establishment of a Constitutional Court (to check the constitutionality of laws outside Parliament) and a change in the way of selecting the leadership of Justice, so that the Cabinet does not decide alone.
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SYRIZA: Focuses on religious neutrality (Article 3), calling for the full separation of State and Church, a subject that Maximos Mansion avoids like “the devil avoids incense” so as not to dissatisfy its conservative base.
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KKE: Denounces the process as “pretextual” to pass anti-people regulations and calls for the abolition of all articles that limit the right to strike and demonstrations.
The conclusion: Kyriakos Mitsotakis seeks to corner the opposition, mainly PASOK, calling it to prove if it means its “reform” agenda. On the other hand, the opposition will try to turn the revision into a “referendum” against the government’s policy on the rule of law and labor issues.
The timeline towards the polls The process will start within 2026, so that its completion coincides with the end of the four-year term. K. Mitsotakis wishes to go to the polls of 2027 with the narrative of a “New Greece” without the fixations of the past.
Estimation of “TO PARON”: The revision will not be a typical process. It is the Prime Minister’s effort to “rewrite” the rules, while the opposition seeks a common step to block him.
