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Minimonarchy. The constitution sets up a tightly controlled minimonarchy in which the real power rests with the Premier, a post that Papadopoulos hopes to retain through popular elections. Under the new document, which will be presented to the people in a referendum on Sept. 29, the government at some unspecified time will recall King Constantine from his Roman exile. But the constitution strips him of his two most important prerogatives-the power to hire and fire Premiers and to command the armed forces. In the future, Greece's King will be obliged to name as Premier whoever is chief...
...constitution also creates a separate executive branch for the Premier, who, once in office, will be virtually independent of the Parliament. The electoral system for selecting the 150 members of Parliament is designed to give big parties the edge by allotting them nonelected members on the basis of their strength at the polls. The junta naturally intends to organize its own party, which it is confident will gain enough favor with Greek voters to take advantage of such a provision. The constitution makes room for new blood in Greek politics by barring many old-time Greek politicians, including Andreas Papandreou...
...Gaullist party and raised doubts in France about the wisdom of his future policy. In what was perhaps the most ungracious ouster of a head of government since Germany's Wilhelm II fired Bismarck in 1890, De Gaulle dropped his old friend and loyal helper, Georges Pompidou, as Premier. As his replacement, De Gaulle tapped his longtime Foreign Minister, Maurice Couve de Murville, a suave aristocrat who has no personal political ambitions...
...students, and got the workers back to their jobs. After that, he masterminded the amazingly successful election campaign that won for Gaullists the largest parliamentary majority that any government has held in nearly 100 years. In the process, Pompidou, who had never held a political office before he became Premier six years ago, gained considerable political stature in France. He became, in fact, the first Gaullist politician to develop an identity of his own in spite of De Gaulle's overshadowing presence. Pompidou's success became his downfall...
...Soon. With his penchant for obfuscation, De Gaulle phased out Pompidou in such a manner that the import of the affair was open to varying interpretations. After national elections, the Premier is required by law to hand in his and his government's resignation. De Gaulle used the procedure to dump Pompidou, but then cast the situation in another light by including in his farewell letter an intriguing line: "Dear Friend, hold yourself in readiness to fulfill any mandate the nation may one day bestow upon...