A man votes in the Republican referendum on constitutional amendments in BelarusMINSK, March 15In Belarus, amendments and additions to the constitution of the country, adopted as a result of the referendum held on February 27, come into force. part of the constitution. It is deeply symbolic that the decision of the republican referendum will come into force on March 15 — the Constitution Day of the Republic of Belarus,» the CEC head Igor Karpenko was quoted on the Telegram channel of the Central Election Commission. did the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, when on March 4 he signed the decision of the republican referendum. During the plebiscite, 82.86% of those who took part in the voting and 65.16% of those included in the lists of referendum participants supported the adoption of amendments to the country's basic law. According to Lukashenka, «this is a people's document,» and «it is not surprising that people supported it «. “This constitution reflects the main desires and aspirations of our people. But to be honest, if we stopped at the desire and aspirations of only our people, we would slow down our development, we would not develop,” Lukashenka said, signing the results of the referendum. According to him, the country «caught in time … the moment of a consistent transition to a new level of society, the political system.»Putin noted the importance of the referendum on the constitution in BelarusThe head of state also set the task of bringing all Belarusian legislation into line with the new constitution in two years. The speaker of the lower house of parliament, Vladimir Andreichenko, in turn, explained that in the development of the new constitution of Belarus, the deputies of the country would have to adopt about 100 laws and codes. In particular, in the second half of the year, the deputies plan to consider a draft law on the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, the constitutional status of which is enshrined in the updated basic law of the country. While such a bill has not been submitted to parliament, when developing the document, it is planned to hold a discussion in the districts, as well as take into account proposals from citizens received during the discussion of amendments to the draft constitution. The updated constitution of Belarus, in particular, assumes that the same person can be president for no more than two terms. In accordance with the amendments, a section on the All-Belarusian People's Assembly appeared in the constitution, which will become the highest representative body of democracy in Belarus, will approve the foundations of domestic and foreign policy, military doctrine, the concept of the country's national security, and decide on the legitimacy of elections. It is envisaged that the president may be removed from office by the All-Belarusian People's Assembly in the event of a systematic or gross violation of the constitution or the commission of treason or other serious crime. At the same time, Belarus remains a presidential republic. «The head of state will have enough opportunities to exercise the powers of the political leader of the country. But other institutions of power and bodies should more boldly and independently perform their functions,» Lukashenka emphasized earlier, speaking about the redistribution of powers between government bodies provided for by the updated constitution. According to him, the All-Belarusian People's Assembly «in its current legal status will perform a stabilizing and consolidating function in society, acting as insurance against unforeseen events.» “In fact, any issue significant for the state can be submitted for consideration by the assembly. And I note, not only in those areas that are defined in the constitution. src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/d00937f15b918c9a4cbb6680f247ad01.jpg» />Putin and Lukashenko agreed on steps to counter Western sanctions
