Venice commission to consider Moldova’s constitution question
Venice commission to consider Moldova’s constitution question
17 Dec 2009
Infotag
The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe will decide whether or not the Republic of Moldova really needs to adopt a new Constitution or to amend the 1994 Main Law, in particular to revise the existing procedure of electing president of the republic.
This question was discussed at the meeting between Moldovan Parliament Chairman Mihai Ghimpu and Venice Commission Deputy Secretary Thomas Markert.
Ghimpu said a special working group, consisting of specialists in the constitutional law, is now carrying out a comprehensive analysis of the Main Law in force, after which they will bring to the Venice Commission’s knowledge the drawbacks they will find in the Constitution text. The ready amendment bill will be necessarily submitted to the Venice Commission for an expert examination, he stressed.
Thomas Markert welcomed the idea of a constitutional reform in Moldova, provided certainly all necessary procedures are observed. According to the Parliament’s press service, Markert believes there exists an objective necessity to change the country’s Main Law. He said the Venice Commission is ready to help carry out the constitutional reform.
The Venice Commission Deputy Secretary said this initiative is necessary in conditions when there exists a risk of electing and dissolving parliaments infinitely – in the hope that a faction may one day win 61 mandate enough to elect president.
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