The Constitutional Court (CC) held a public hearing at the request of the Council of the Federation (SF) on the possibility of postponement of elections to the State Duma in December 2016 for September. Support COP already adopted in the first reading the bill needed Duma majority because of the threat the Communist Party faction to challenge it unconstitutional. United Russia does not hide the fact that if the COP allowed to change the term of elections, “on a monthly basis”, further manipulation of the dates of the elections will depend on the legislator.
SF applied to the COP Due to ‘discover uncertainty “: Does the Constitution excludes the possibility of postponement of the elections” in constitutionally significant aims “to decrease or increase the powers of a deputy” on a monthly basis. ” The bill to postpone the Duma elections in December 2016 on the third Sunday of September has already been adopted in the first reading and prepared for the second and third readings. However, to legalize reducing their term of office by three factions of the COP decided because of the protests of the Communist Party. As a result, the COP accepted the case for consideration and without a hearing held yesterday on the statutory regulations of the COP and its preparatory procedures.
The main opponents of the “perfect”, according to the Constitutional Court of the Federation Council envoy Alexei Alexandrov the positions of the two chambers of the Federal Assembly yesterday made a judge. Judge Yuri Rudkin skeptical proof of the possibility of early elections to the State Duma on the example of similar practices of regional and municipal elections. “Is the Constitution of these elections mean anything?” – He asked. Senator Andrei Klishas referred to “the analogy of law.” Judge Nicholas Cooper said, if the request is not related to the possibility of passing a bill to postpone the election, to check that the COP does not have the right. Mr. Klishas said that an appeal to the Constitutional Court “politically due to” the bill, but “we do not know whether it will be accepted, and we want to know whether the approach is constitutional.” Judge Sergei Kazantsev care, will not follow you for a single transfer of the election chain of repetitions. “There is a chain” – promised Andrei Klishas. “This eliminates you?” – Insisted the judge. “Depending on the interpretation of the Constitutional Court”, – honestly senator. “You can abbreviate the term of office, or its increase?” – He asked the judge rapporteur Sergei Knyazev. Mr. Klishas made it clear that, if the COP allowed to change the term “on a monthly basis”, further manipulation will depend on the legislator. “You earnestly believe that this constitutionally. What prevents you to pass the law without COP “- did not understand the judge Constantin Aranovskiy. Mr. Klishas said that the transfer of “politically justified, but it is not settled in terms of constitutionality».
try to find out the judges and “constitutionally significant” transfer target. Envoy to the State Duma United Russia Dmitry Vyatkin KS explained that this would allow the Duma to discuss next year’s budget, without detracting from the elections. “Before the elections the party was engaged in, and with a return to single-member constituencies MPs need to work actively” in the field “, which is incompatible with the vote on the budget”, – he said.
The representative of the Communist Party Yuri Sinel’shchikov declared that shifting the term of elections can not be more than six days. “Why did the Communist Party agreed to postpone the election of November 8?” – I did not understand the judge Knyazev. “This was a concession to the three factions,” – not embarrassed communist.
When the judge asked Cooper, “will postpone the election if savings or increased costs budget”, Dmitry Vyatkin promised that funds They will be saved, even at the expense of the cost of the activities of election commissions, lighting and heating. “Believe me,” – he said. Note that the head of the Central Election Commission Vladimir Churov stated that any savings will be. And according to the feasibility study of the bill, the maximum increase in budget spending in the postponement by the payment of three months ‘golden parachutes’ 450 MPs will be 713.7 million rubles.
CC Chairman Valery Zorkin He addressed a question to a supported transfer of presidential envoy Mikhail Krotov. He was interested in the possible “costs” postponement of elections, for example, “if the president to dissolve the Duma in October.” Mr. Krotov suggested not to discuss “extraordinary time”. “I asked, not from malice, but as a lawyer,” – hastened to assure Mr. Zorkin. The representative of the “Fair Russia” Alexander Tarnavskiy explained that the third Sunday of September, “the people most structurally adjusted” not annoyed by the weather and are not “in the euphoria of the rest.” But “rig the elections” in September will be more difficult, “if they will be like in 2011, will increase the threat and danger of the Maidan tent,” he said.
Why postpone the election to the State Duma will do without the president
The head of the Communist Party faction in the State Duma, the Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov said on June 10 that the issue of transfer to the State Duma elections in December 2016 for September should be discussed at the consultations of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of parliamentary factions. He also wanted to talk to Mr Putin about the situation in the Donbass, in Transnistria and the financial and economic situation of the country. Read more
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