Awkward position
Oct 21st, 2009 | By admin | Category: Main NewsConstitutional Court (CC) yesterday declared unconstitutional several provisions of the law on presidential elections in Ukraine. By the same decision the COP to the administrative courts to receive complaints on the work of election commissions, which since September has been prohibited. It is noteworthy that the decision of the COP were satisfied with all parties. In the Central Election Commission claimed that become invalid provisions of the law does not overlap with those already adopted regulations of the CEC.
decisions on the proposal of President Viktor Yushchenko and 48 deputies, in which they were asked to recognize the unconstitutionality of laws governing the presidential election, the COP decided on Monday and released yesterday. President of the COP Andrew Stryzhak took more than an hour to read the entire text of the decision. In accordance with the first day of the presidential election campaign no longer in force, six of the provisions of the law On elections of the president and four of the Code of Administrative Procedure.
recall disputed regulations came into force recently. Victor Yushchenko has twice refused to sign a law - August 18, the head of state returned it to the Verkhovna Rada with his comments, and after overcoming the deputies of the President's veto on Aug. 21 Volodymyr Lytvyn offered to publish the law with his signature, which was done.
COP came to the conclusion that the hour 6 station. 2 of the law on presidential elections, according to which the right to vote abroad were limited to citizens of Ukraine, consisting of consular registration, to be unconstitutional. Looking at the case materials, the COP noted that the Constitution does not permit the restriction of citizens' rights in making new laws - said Andrew Shults .- Previous version of the law guaranteed the realization of the right to vote in presidential elections a voter who is abroad, regardless of his stay at consular registration.
unconstitutional hour 6 tablespoons. 23 and h. 9 st. 24, whereby in the constituency and district electoral commissions to include citizens residing in the boundaries of geographical constituencies. In this case, the COP agreed with the position of the President that such a procedure for the formation of electoral commissions restricts citizens' right to freedom of political activity and participation in public affairs.
null and void and h. 8 Art. 84 of the Act, prohibit the circulation of the Central Election Commission with complaints about the preparation and holding of presidential elections on polling day and subsequent days. The citizen's right to file individual or collective petitions, or in person to apply to public authorities is guaranteed by the basic law and may not be restricted, - said the head of the COP.
provisions of the Code of Administrative Procedure, the COP considered unconstitutional, prohibit the judges of administrative courts to accept complaints on any violations of the electoral district and precinct election commissions. It actually made it impossible for enjoyment by citizens of their right to judicial protection guaranteed by Art. 55 of the Constitution, - says the decision by the COP.
Permanent Representative of the President to the Constitutional Court Maryna Stavniychuk told reporters that the decision completely satisfied with the head of state. Dirty plan, under which elections were to go along the lines of the second round of presidential elections in 2004, failed, - said Ms Stavniychuk .- In most of the policy issues relating to the implementation of the electoral rights of citizens, the President's position is supported by the COP.
is noteworthy that the authors of the new law on presidential elections, too, were satisfied with the decision of the COP. The main purpose of the law - holding transparentand fair elections - remained, and I am optimistic about the future - said the first vice-speaker Alexander Lavrynovych and added that the decision of the COP will not disrupt the electoral process. Agreed with him, deputy chairman of the CEC Zhanna Usenko-Black. We do not have to make changes to the approved resolutions, - she said.
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