People's choice: Rada may consider changes to the Constitution on August 31

Extraordinary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine may take place August 31 at which the elected officials will consider on first reading changes to the Constitution on decentralization of power, said Last news on Tuesday, the people's Deputy of the parliamentary faction "Batkivshchyna" Serhiy Sobolev.

The constitutional court (CC) of Ukraine at the end of July recognized constitutional presidential project of change of the Basic law regarding the decentralization of power in the country. The COP also recognized the constitutional provision of transitional provisions of the draft Basic law, which stipulates that the special status of Donbass is defined by a separate legislative act.

first Council extended the 2nd session until September. Formally, the elected officials are on vacation, but if necessary have the opportunity to be convened for an Extraordinary meeting to consider constitutional changes in the first reading.

"To our attention brought, because it is (Extraordinary meeting - ed.) can be held on 31 August. I think we will consider only one question: making a change to the Constitution on decentralization, " - said Sobolev. The official message on the convening of an extraordinary meeting of Parliament on the official Internet representation Happy to date no.

Deputy head of the Pro-presidential faction "Block of Petro Poroshenko" Alexey Goncharenko also confirmed Last news that elected representatives have the opportunity to gather for a meeting on August 31. According to his statement, in addition to constitutional changes, Glad to hear the report of the security officers on the events in Ilovaisk, as well as to make adjustments to the legislation on local elections.

according to the procedure, after the positive conclusion of the COP, the deputies will consider the draft changes in the first reading a minimum of 226 votes, for the final adoption of the document at the second reading it is obliged to Express support for a constitutional overwhelming majority of 300 votes.


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