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Politics and government of
GreeceAccording to the Constitution of Greece the prefectures are mainly a second-degree organization of local self-government. They are not however hierarchically superior to the Communities and Municipalities of Greece. After the legislative reform of 1994 most of the administrative duties of the prefectures were transferred to the peripheries. Nevertheless, they still keep certain administrative duties attributed to them by the central government (sanitary committees, urban-planning services etc.) and they are thus also legally regarded as administrative units of the central government.
The first prefectural elections took place in 1994. The prefects were previously appointed by the government.
The current "Prefectural Self-Governments" were formed in 1994[1] and replaced the previous prefectures, whose councils and prefects were appointed by the government.
