Grecia de la dictadura a la democracia (1974-1986): ¿continuidad o ruptura?

Abstract

After the failed coup d’etat in Cyprus, the leaders of the Greek military junta called for the formation of a civil government in order to deal with the crisis. The experienced conservative leader Konstantinos Karamanlis returned in July of 1974 after eleven years in exile to form a government. This article examines the most notable aspects of the new political system of the Metapolitefsi and how they marked the rupture with the past. We will focus on the legalization of the Communist Party, the abolishment of the monarchy, the new constitution of 1975 and the powers accredited to the President, the balance of power between the President and the Prime Minister and finally, on the constitutional revision of 1986.