Head of the Federation Council Committee on constitutional legislation and state construction Andrey Klishas calls too diplomatic opinion of the Venetian Council on amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine.

The Venice Commission (European Commission for democracy through law), an Advisory body on constitutional law at the Council of Europe, which deals with the analysis of laws and draft laws of the countries in the Council. The Commission interpreted in the parliamentary Assembly of the COE As congruence " European standards of democracy.

later in February, Ukraine saw the revolution and the leadership came and among them the Ukrainian nationalists, the majority of the inhabitants of the South-Eastern regions did not recognize the legitimacy of these changes and began to demand the federalization of the country, and later independence in their fields.

Elected at the end of may, President of Petro Poroshenko has said that Ukraine will not be a Federation, but the authorities are ready to decentralization. In June He made a proper Constitutional amendments to Parliament. Constitutional amendments Poroshenko give local authorities the right to grant Russian, and other languages a special status within their respective administrative-territorial units.


at the end of October, the Venice Commission issued an opinion on the Ukrainian constitutional amendments. In the document the Commission in General positively reviewed the amendments. Along with this, she said that civil society was not informed " on amendments and with him was not conducted consultations ". The Commission advocated that the project was a public hearing within the existing procedure before It is finally approved. The Commission also voted for amendments related to decentralization and presidential powers.


explaining the observations of the Commission, Klishas recalled that in its conclusions, " for example, it is reported that the reform is urgent in nature, approximately in the same was the position of the Russian Federation, announced back in February "." To reform the Constitution, then conduct the election of the President and the Parliament - that is, what was the position of Russia ", - He added.

" in the end, the reform is being prepared, all elections have already taken place, and now in front of the Kiev authorities should aim to give the appearance of legitimacy " heroes " coup d'etat ", caught the attention of the Senator.

He believes that, " by offering this package of constitutional amendments, head (Ukraine Petro) Poroshenko is following the same path, which criticized his predecessor Viktor Yanukovych ".

" in a small part of the amendments are Clearly authoritarian character, " says the Senator.

" How can we talk about local government (mentioned in the Constitution), if the proposed project territorial unit region, the territory community " at the head of the regions will be appointed Plenipotentiaries of the President with the functions of supervision of local authorities. Whether it's the " principles and spirit " of the European Charter of local self-government?" said Klishas.

according to his statement, " in the opinion of the Venice Commission also notes that civil society in Ukraine was not informed of the impending amendments and, accordingly, did not take any part in the process of their consideration ".

He cites the text, according to which, " the Venice Commission " looks like that for the successful implementation of the constitutional reform, it must be prepared by conducting public hearings ".

" in my opinion, the Venice Commission too diplomatic evaluates this project, relative to the RF Council of Europe does not show such courtesy, " says the Senator.

He believes that " in General to talk about the public hearing or on the national obgovarivaya reckless "." After all, the authorities in Ukraine today, no longer belongs to the people, although the current Constitution of Ukraine States: " the Bearer of sovereignty and the only source of power in Ukraine is the People. The people exercise power specifically and through bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government " (article 5), " said Klishas.

" This power belongs to those who arrogated to themselves the right to speak on behalf of the " Maidan " and the Ukrainian oligarchy ", He added.

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