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Describes delegation & accountability in Greece, focusing on the effects of the 1975 Constitution upon presidential & parliamentary powers. The post-dictatorship origins of the Constitution are examined, as are its provisions of parliamentary legislation & constitutional amendments. The process of delegation & accountability is clearly delineated & highly institutionalized according to the Constitution. But the influence of clientistic networks prevents Greece from being regarded as a model of delegation & accountability. The 1975 Constitution also strove to "rationalize" Greek political institutions, as exemplified by cabinet-Parliament relations. The cabinet has clear dominance over Parliament in legislation, bolstered by an electoral system that favors such power relations. But with the receding of charismatic leaders, intra-parliamentary divisions are increasingly questioning cabinet supremacy, shifting the balance of power to the Parliament. 1 Table, 37 References. K. Coddon