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Draft Amendments to Ukrainian Constitution Lodged with Parliament

© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Kotenko / Go to the mediabankUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko at the meeting of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada
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A list of draft amendments to the Ukrainian constitution proposed by President Petro Poroshenko has been lodged with the country’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada press service said Friday.

KIEV, June 27 (RIA Novosti) – A list of draft amendments to the Ukrainian constitution proposed by President Petro Poroshenko has been lodged with the country’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada press service said Friday.

A message on the Verkhovna Rada website confirmed that a piece of legislation titled “On Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine (concerning the powers of the state and local governments)” was registered in the parliament Thursday.

The package of amendments was submitted by President Poroshenko, the parliament’s press office said. The new leader of Ukraine earlier made an announcement regarding his proposal at the PACE meeting in Strasbourg.

A special committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, earlier sent several amendment drafts to the Council of Europe’s European Commission for Democracy through Law, better known as the Venice Commission. Poroshenko said his proposals, including the one to decentralize power, would help de-escalate tensions in the country.

On Wednesday, the Ukrainian president also said he hoped the parliament would pass the bill in its first reading next week.

Last Friday, Poroshenko ordered a week-long ceasefire in the country’s east and unveiled a 15-point peace plan, which included guarantees to militia troops agreeing to lay down their arms before the ceasefire elapsed.

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