The experience of the past years in tandem with the fresh ideas of young people. The draft of the new Constitution of Belarus was discussed today during the sitting of the Council of Elders at the Presidium of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus, with the participation of the Speaker of the upper house of Parliament Natalia Kochanova. The Chairperson of the Council of the Republic reminded that the Constitutional Commission was set up by presidential decree to introduce amendments to the Basic Law of the country. Eight meetings of the commission have already been held. Among the purposes of the new Constitution are preservation of territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence.
Ideas of the future
A draft constitution with suggestions from citizens, collectives and officials will be submitted to the head of state by August 1. To gather suggestions, the Council of the Republic also works extensively with people in the regions and organizes visiting presidiums. It is planned that the updated Constitution will be put to a referendum early next year.












