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Russia celebrates Constitution Day

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Russia celebrates Constitution Day


12.12.2019

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Constitution Day is celebrated in Russia, on Thursday, December 12, the Parliamentskaya gazeta newspaper writes. This is one of the most important dates for the country.

The constitution is the main law of the state and the core of the entire legal system of Russia, which defines the meaning and content of other laws. The new constitution, which markedly changed the system of higher authorities, was adopted by popular vote in 1993. Work on the text of the basic law lasted three years. Its adoption was preceded by a political crisis and armed confrontation.

President Vladimir Putin, who is the guarantor of the constitution, has repeatedly noted that it has great potential for the development of civil society and for democracy. In his opinion, no global amendments to the Basic Law need to be made. The Russian constitution is an important basis for the democratic development of the state. The document is a real working mechanism of direct action.

Specialists call the Russian constitution one of the most solid documents in the world. Over the twenty-five years of its operation, only a few notable corrections have been made to it. One of them was an increase in the term of office of the head of state and the term of office of deputies of the State Duma.

Five years ago, the constitution was amended in connection with the merger of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, the adoption of Crimea and Sevastopol into Russia, and the introduction of the federal senators.

Numerous events are held throughout the country for Constitution Day. They unite schoolchildren, students and public figures.

According to tradition, the head of state has scheduled a meeting with judges of the Constitutional Court for this day.

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