Lucinshi: Both society and the authorities should promote the observance of the Constitution

A possible draft of amendments to the Constitution should solve the problem of the system of governance in Moldova, says the second president of Moldova, Petr Lucinschi.
Lucinschi: Both the society and the authorities should contribute to the observance of the Constitution.
Lucinschi: Both the society and the authorities should contribute to the observance of the Constitution.
The former head of state said at a round table that Moldova should adopt a constitution, largely corresponding to the Moldovan mentality, but building on the foundation already laid, noi.md reports

“Whether we want it or not, this problem related to the system of governance in Moldova is not the same as the European mentality. I then came with these changes, where the president is not the father of the nation, but an arbiter – closer to the Portuguese constitution, but it didn’t work, and all the things that followed, we know how they turned out. So the Constitution, whatever it is, remains the Constitution.

It must be respected! It is clear that everyone, both the public and those in power, must contribute to the observance of the Constitution. Now, regarding the change: the time has certainly come, we have to come to a conclusion about the system of government in the Republic of Moldova. Everything else in the Constitution, the few things that need to be changed, we have accepted for implementation at the highest level, but this remains as a discussion,” Lucinschi said.

The former president also said that the work on the new Constitution should be based on the already accumulated experience and democratic principles, so that the new edition of the Basic Law would bring economic, political and legal achievements to the country.

“Obviously, there should be structures that deal with this issue in the most serious way. We didn’t go for this plebiscite then and maybe we made a mistake, but it still doesn’t change anything in essence, because 85% voted in the parliament. And there was no big disagreement then, just on Article 13 and that’s it.

We need to return, but return seriously, responsibly, so that we have a Constitution that would largely correspond to the Moldovan mentality, but would remain based on what we started with: on the basis of high indicators, on the basis of the requirements of democracy, human rights, which should eventually bring economic, legal and political achievements. We should give this impetus to work on the new Constitution, but thoughtfully, in an organized manner, accumulating the experience accumulated so far, and with people who can do it,” Luczynski explained.

It should be noted that the round table, during which the statements were made, was organized by the Institute of Constitutional Justice, the National Library of Moldova, the Association of Veterans of the Prosecutor’s Office of Moldova, the Academy of Economic Knowledge of Moldova, the University of European Political and Economic Studies named after Constantin Stere and other institutions from the Republic of Moldova. Constantin Stere University of European Political and Economic Studies and other institutions.

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