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There is a proposal
to increase the length of the parliamentary term from four to five years,
Chairman of the Constitutional Commission, Chairman of the Constitutional Court
Piotr Miklashevich said on 21 July, BelTA has learned.
“A proposal was put
forward to clarify the status and functions of the president, parliament and
government in the section “President. Parliament. Government”, redistributing
the powers of these branches of government based on their constitutional
functions. It was proposed to define to the fullest extent the legislative
powers of the parliament, expand its control powers and its role in personnel
decision-making, to increase the parliamentary term from four to five years, to
change the way parliamentary sessions are held - one session from September to
June during the year,” Piotr Miklashevich said.
It was also proposed
to give more powers to the government and allow it a greater leeway in making
decisions as far as its executive powers are concerned. “It was proposed to
formalize the government's right to submit proposals to the president regarding
the appointment and recall of diplomatic representatives of the Republic of
Belarus in foreign states and at international organizations. In order to
increase the independence of the government, it was proposed to disallow the
president to cancel the decisions of the government,” the chairman of the
Constitutional Court said.
The 9th meeting of
the Constitutional Commission took place on 21 July. The meeting reviewed the
work of the Constitutional Commission to develop proposals to amend the Constitution
of the Republic of Belarus.
Written by: belta.by