The Federation Council approved the law on amendment to the Constitution
The Federation Council has released a draft law on the amendment to the Constitution.
The Federation Council has released a draft law on the amendment to the Constitution.
for voted 160 senators, against - one, and three abstained. As said the speaker of the upper chamber Valentina Matvienko, the amendment is one of the most important issues of modern history of Russia.
Matviyenko also stressed that the process of constitutional change was initiated by the President is very time.
Changes to the Basic act on new demands to the President, Cabinet members and government officials of different levels, consolidate the social guarantees of the country to the residents, change the terms of reference of the Parliament, prohibits the alienation of Federal territories, establish the status of the Russian language. In addition, the amendments allow the incumbent President to register again As a candidate for the post in 2024.
Now the document will give the regions. If two-thirds of them vote for, the President will sign and publish it.
First begins to operate the third article: it requires the President to submit clarification to the constitutional court. There 7 days to decide whether the law of the Constitution, and If there is no match, the question is closed.
If the amendments are consistent with the Constitution, takes effect the second article: it directs the President to appoint a nationwide expression of the will for that is the text of the amendments to the Basic law.
in his own decree the President issued on articulate expression of the will to question and approve the date (at least 30 days after the decree), will be able to vote, all citizens over 18, Except for disabled and convicts, the day of voting will be declared, the organization will be engaged in the system, the CEC, and to observe the will of the public chamber.
The CEC five days will count the results and then 3 days publish them. If more than fifty percent came to the areas supported by the project, the New Constitution takes effect from the date of publication of voting results.
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