Page "Politics of Greece" Paragraph 2

The 1975 constitution, which describes Greece as a " presidential parliamentary republic ", includes extensive specific guarantees of civil liberties and vests the powers of the head of state in a president elected by parliament.

The Greek governmental structure is similar to that found in many other Western democracies, and has been described as a compromise between the French and German models.

The prime minister and cabinet play the central role in the political process, while the president performs some executive and legislative functions in addition to ceremonial duties.

Voting in Greece is compulsory but is not enforced.