24 June 2011, 14:18
It is necessary to amend the Fundamental Law, as the period allocated for the Constitution of 1996 is ending. Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, made the foregoing statement in the interview to Kyivshchyna magazine, asked about the future of the constitutional reform.
"The Fundamental Law has turned out to be an interim agreement, adopted when the national idea has not been shaped and the civilization, economic and largely political discourse of Ukraine has not been developed," the Head of the Ukrainian Parliament stated. He considers it to be a cause of political turmoil and the attempts to amend the Fundamental Law. "Experience of the years 1999, 2004 and 2010 proved it," V.Lytvyn stressed.
Thus, V.Lytvyn referred to a "typical redrafting of the social contract which no longer meets the call of the times." "Both in 1996, 2004, and 2010, organization and activity of supreme authorities was the cornerstone of the constitutional fundamentals. Other points were minor or irrelevant," Volodymyr Lytvyn stressed.
He emphasized that stable, efficient and effective power is one of the guarantees of Ukraine´s independence. It is a matter of national security, the Head of the Parliament supposes, as "there are no fewer internal and external threats than in 1991 or 1996."
"As with any interim agreement, the period allocated for the Constitution of 1996 is ending," V.Lytvyn admitted. Therefore, he calls for specifying the amendments to be introduced to the Fundamental Law, considering the constitutional requirements for the amending process.