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Zëri i Popullit

5 January 1994

Referendum? — Yes, but only after discussion and parliamentary article-by-article approval

Albanian political parties speak out after the president’s proposal to approve the constitution by referendum Abandoning the Constituent Assembly idea — a political failure for the president SERVET PËLLUMBI, Deputy Chairman of PSSH The president of the republic’s idea of resolving the issue of the new constitution by referendum, rather than through parliament, is not new. It was first raised two years ago, when the first draft of the new constitution was presented. That idea failed. Not without understandable reasons. Since the constitution stands above parties and programs, it must be the result of the broadest possible political and social consensus. The new constitution cannot be the work of a single political force. Therefore, the most correct path is the parliamentary one. Parliament is the representative institution of the people and it has the duty to examine the draft article by article, improve it and approve it. Only after such a constitutional debate can the question of a popular referendum be raised. The withdrawal from the idea of a constituent assembly and the immediate move to a referendum constitutes a political failure for the president. VASIL MELO, Chairman of PBDNJ Putting the constitution to a referendum without first going through parliament for discussion is a path that leaves many questions unanswered. The constitution is not a propaganda act, but the fundamental law of the state. For this reason it must be treated with institutional seriousness and with the participation of all political forces. A referendum can be an additional means of legitimization, but not a substitute for parliamentary review. If a constitution is sought that will endure over time and be widely accepted, then parliament cannot be bypassed. MATERIALS OF THE INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION COUNCIL AT THE CENTER OF THE PSSH SESSION’S WORK, in which the Albanian issue will also be analyzed in a Balkan and European context. They discuss with particular interest the future of political developments in the country. Bilokblloket road national LAFÇ to date other parts of the text have been missing[?]

Interparliamentary Union at the center of the party’s organizational work

Materials of the Interparliamentary Union Council... Materials of the Interparliamentary Union Council at the center of the party’s organizational work in the conditions of the party’s organizational work

Bypassing Parliament - a political sin

and it is like trying to cut down a mountain with a knife. 1. As the English cleric and 18th-century parliamentarian Edmund Burke used to say, “we live and act through agreement. Whether one likes this formula or not, living without it is impossible.” It is clear that we are dealing with a constitutional issue where broad agreement is needed.

A great insult to Parliament! The president’s concern is his own powers

PROF. ZOJAI, member of the Presidency of the Democratic Alliance

Telegrammatically... from the country from the world

Nearly 4,000 coal miners from the Memaliaj mine went on hunger strike yesterday. The reason is unpaid wages. The Savings Bank continues not to implement the government decision to raise the withdrawal limit for savings from 20,000 to 100,000 lek. At least two people were killed and 47 others injured when a military convoy of KFOR[?] collided with a bus in Pakistan. An armed attack at Algiers airport caused several casualties. Russian troops have continued operations in Chechnya.

National road blocked

LAC and the poet allows it there and the poet understands. This hopeless September is almost turning into a prolonged absurdity. Not without its own peculiar absurdities. Recently the situation has drawn attention. Another chapter of incoherent speech has begun. The situation has taken on such proportions that it can no longer be ignored.

The idea of a referendum is just as wrong as the idea of the named assembly

ERIT MAÇKOLLA (MP) Line judged that it is a form of misunderstanding

Wednesday 5 January 1994 100 lek