Today, the fourth meeting of the Constitutional Commission was held. Proposals to change the provisions of the main law of the country on the functions and powers of Parliament were considered.
It is proposed to give the All-Belarusian People's Assembly a constitutional status. Its delegates will be elected for five years. The idea to restrict MPs' opportunities to work in the executive branch was supported, as Valery Mitskevich noted. Most importantly, it violates the principle of separation of powers. The age qualification will not be changed.
Ekaterina Dulova, Chairperson of the Council of the Special Fund of the President of Belarus for the Support of Talented Youth: "Frankly speaking, we would like young people to be more actively involved in the state life. But we are talking about making serious decisions. Therefore, of course, today we are talking about having special experience, special approaches, requirements to the person who will be given such authority."
Valery Mitskevich, Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus: "There were many proposals to create one chamber out of two, to increase the number of MPs up to 150, 180, 260 and so on. But over a certain period of the country's development, certain traditions have been formed, certain mechanisms of interaction of the authorities, including the Houses of Parliament. Therefore we suggest continuing the positive experience we have already tried out."
The head of state repeatedly emphasised: the activities of the Commission should be open for people as much as possible. The Commission will be accumulating everything in order to submit its proposals on changing the Basic Law to the President by August 1. The draft of the new Constitution will be widely discussed by the public at different levels before the referendum.
