The proposed constitutional amendments to Russian leader will change the balance between the executive and legislative branches in Russia, the director of the Institute of Contemporary Development Dmitry Solonnikov.
Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation are dictated by life
Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a public meeting, which he said, that his proposed amendments to the Russian Constitution dictated by the life and practice of real state.
The Russian leader during his work by Russian President and Prime Minister concluded, that much in our country does not work, how it should work. For this reason, he proposed amendments to the current Constitution, which shall be made at a national referendum. The latter is the highest form of democracy in Russia.
Putin considers, that in the process of making it is not surprising amendments to the Constitution. Especially, Various amendments were made to the main Russian document already 15 time. The text of the Constitution 1993 he worked six months, it is not surprising, that through 27 years there is a real need to adjust inherent in the basic law of the balance of power.
Interesting, what, despite the president's desire to make the proposed amendments to a referendum, in terms of our legislation do not necessarily. The amendments do not affect the Head 1,2 and 9 of the Constitution, therefore they can be made by the technical approval of State Duma, Federation Council and the regional parliaments.
The head of our state noted, that he was glad the discussion, which began in the country regarding the amendments to the Russian Constitution, but hopes, that the process of constitutional change in this debate "will not sink".
"We have proposed major changes, even if they do not touch the heads of 1,2 and 9 of the Constitution. If they have changed, it would require more than a referendum, and the convening of the Constitutional Assembly, as it is written in our legislation ", – states Solonnikov.
In the case of these changes, According to experts, enough to support two-thirds of the deputies of the State Duma, three-quarters of the Federation Council and the parliaments of the two-thirds of Russian subjects.
"Such a procedure in Russia has already passed, and it is not surprising, so we can not speak, we face some sverhordinarnogo course. As a matter of changing the Russian Constitution, there is nothing strange, and the main question is how, which deals specifically with the package, which was proposed by the president in January ", – concludes Solonnikov.
Dmitry notices, that the constitutional amendments package it comes to new approaches to the formation of government, and this applies to the Russian Government competencies, Russian State Duma, Federation Council and the judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation.
"We have set all the Russian power system. Important, that is intended to limit the rights to participate in the formation of governments in order to Russians, who have foreign citizenship or live abroad. This will ensure, that the Russian authorities will not have any dependencies on other states ", – summarizes Solonnikov.
President creates a new balance of power in the country
The main point is the redistribution of powers between the authorities, which will create a new balance and disposition of forces in the country. Before us new powers of the State Duma, Federation Council and even the kind of independence of the Russian Federation Government of the Russian Federation President.
"Do not forget about the appearance of a new state authority, albeit with functions not yet clear - the State Council. This authority will only be prescribed in the Constitution, because before him there did not exist ", – states Solonnikov.
According to Solonnikov, we see the creation of new centers of power and influence - as mentioned under Yeltsin, a new system of checks and balances. Now you can fight not only for the post of president, but also for other power centers in Russia.
"This allows political actors to negotiate, who and where will be located, and that in the future will give more stability to our state system. This will result in the control system to the collective collective mode ", – concludes Solonnikov.
Following these changes, for everything in Russia will be responsible not just one person, and a new system of balance of power, osnovannaya consensus actors. In this respect, the amendments in the Constitution are the road to political pluralism.
"We have before us a proposal for the formation of a new system of government in our country. can say, that during 25 years was a formation of Russian political elites, and remember, as it was then in the State Duma of the Russian Federation each other pulled her hair, the Liberal Democratic Party won the election, and Marchenko MP walked the boardroom with overhead female breast. All this is in the past, and the work of our legislators now looks pretty well, why the Russian political system can make another step forward ", – summarizes Solonnikov.
All this gave reason to the president to think about strengthening the role of the State Duma in the political process until the delegation of powers of the deputy of the formation of the Russian government.
Therefore, we face growing up Russia's political system, and that is reflected in the changes in the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
Dmitry Sikorski
