"Smaller parliament would threaten minority seats"

A reduction in the number of parliament members would result in less seats for minorities, it was heard in Belgrade on Wednesday.

Izvor: Tanjug

Wednesday, 26.01.2011.

16:52

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A reduction in the number of parliament members would result in less seats for minorities, it was heard in Belgrade on Wednesday. Members of the minorities club within the parliament Balint Pastor and Riza Halimi spoke at a roundtable entitled Change of Election Law and Draft Amendments to the Constitution, which was organized by Tanjug, and agreed that a smaller parliament would cause some minorities to lose all of their seats. "Smaller parliament would threaten minority seats" Changes to the Constitution should not be made simply to amend one or two articles, but to correct all of its faults, Pastor noted. According to Pastor, who represents the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM), the first article of the Constitution should be changed, where it is said that Serbia is a state of the Serbian people and all citizens who live in it, and representative of the Bosniak Socialist Democratic Party Meho Omerovic agreed with that. Pastor and Omerovic think that Serbia should be defined as a state of all its citizens. The Constitution also needs to be amended when it comes to the Autonomus Province of Vojvodina and its jurisdiction, Pastor stated. The article that defines how laws should be brought in line with the Constitution also needs attention, while the section about MPs' blank resignations is "odd," he added. The Constitution does not require amendments to end the practice of blank resignations, Pastor argued. The SVM will not raise the issue of the preamble, which states that Kosovo is a part of Serbia, said Pastor, but added that was not how such an issue should be addressed. Omerovic feels that blank resignations have to be banned if any changes to the Constitution are made, but believes that a smaller parliament would not result in any savings. According to Omerovic, amending the Constitution is an impossible mission, because parties have such huge differences between each other. Halimi, who represents the Coalition of the Presevo Valley Albanians, said that minority rights and representation should be observed if there are going to be any changes to the election legislation or the Constitution.

"Smaller parliament would threaten minority seats"

Changes to the Constitution should not be made simply to amend one or two articles, but to correct all of its faults, Pastor noted.

According to Pastor, who represents the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM), the first article of the Constitution should be changed, where it is said that Serbia is a state of the Serbian people and all citizens who live in it, and representative of the Bosniak Socialist Democratic Party Meho Omerović agreed with that.

Pastor and Omerović think that Serbia should be defined as a state of all its citizens.

The Constitution also needs to be amended when it comes to the Autonomus Province of Vojvodina and its jurisdiction, Pastor stated. The article that defines how laws should be brought in line with the Constitution also needs attention, while the section about MPs' blank resignations is "odd," he added.

The Constitution does not require amendments to end the practice of blank resignations, Pastor argued.

The SVM will not raise the issue of the preamble, which states that Kosovo is a part of Serbia, said Pastor, but added that was not how such an issue should be addressed.

Omerović feels that blank resignations have to be banned if any changes to the Constitution are made, but believes that a smaller parliament would not result in any savings.

According to Omerović, amending the Constitution is an impossible mission, because parties have such huge differences between each other.

Halimi, who represents the Coalition of the Preševo Valley Albanians, said that minority rights and representation should be observed if there are going to be any changes to the election legislation or the Constitution.

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