Crimean Parliament to Adopt Kremlin-Backed Constitution on Friday
MOSCOW, April 9 (RIA Novosti) – The Crimean parliament on Friday is due to adopt a new constitution for the region, which has been already agreed upon with the Kremlin, the speaker of Crimea's parliament has said.
“I’m convening an extraordinary session on Friday. This will be a historic session of the State Council which will adopt the constitution of Crimea as a subject of the Russian Federation,” Vladimir Konstantinov said.
The new constitution defines the republic as a democracy and states that its territory is “united and indivisible,” the Kommersant business daily said Wednesday.
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A group of lawmakers led by Grigory Ioffe, the first deputy speaker of the region’s parliament, wrote the text, with their Russian counterparts also playing a key role in the drafting process, Kommersant said.
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