Parliament in Moldovan rebel region faces dissolution
Adoption of the new constitution in Moldova's breakaway Dniester region, aka Transnistria, at a plebiscite provides grounds for dissolution of the region's parliament of the fourth convocation. This is envisaged by the final provisions of the draft constitution developed by an ad-hoc commission under Dniester president Igor Smirnov.
The document, posted on the president's official website, states that "new elections to the legislative council [which will replace parliament] and local councils are held no later than two months after the constitution enters into force in accordance with the temporary election order approved by the president".
Summing up the results of the commission's activities, Smirnov said that "elaboration of the new constitution's draft has ended and will be offered for Dniester people's discussion who will suggest their proposals".
The commission took a two-week break "to give an opportunity to everyone to get familiarized w! ith the draft and if needed formulate and table their proposals".
Infotag has earlier reported that Igor Smirnov set up a constitutional commission and came up with his own amendments to create a counterbalance to parliament-initiated amendments to the constitution on raising the efficiency of the Dniester authorities and harmonization with the Russian laws. The president's version of the changes stipulates return to a bicameral parliament which was opposed by lawmakers and became the reason for speaker Yevgeniy Shevchuk's recent resignation. Shevchuk believes that the changes were meant to limit parliament's remit and concentrate power in one person's hands (those of the president), whose term in office is unlimited.
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