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President's aid: Constitution to be changed within the law

President's aid: Constitution to be changed within the law
Only public, open and democratic constitutional process will make the people accept the changes to the Basic Law, president's aid Maryna Stavniychuk told a round table "on the status, order of formation and activity of the Constitutional Assembly."

"With this purpose we have chosen the Constitutional Assembly as a platform for open discussion. The president is not going to press on anyone in this constitutional process," Stavniychuk said.

The president's aid also underlined that changes to the Constitution must be made within the law and by order, provided by the very Constitution. "We follow the position of European constitutional system, when the Constitution itself regulates the order of introduction of changes," the official said.

According to her, such approach will let to avoid any speculations on this issue. Stavniychuk has also called upon all political forces to take active and constructive part in the process.