The Supreme Council Deputy Peter Pasat attended the meeting of the public council of Dubossary and Dubossary district. Representatives of 12 public organizations came to the meeting with compatriot.
The topic of discussion was the change of the Electoral Code (decrease turnout in the presidential election to 25%) and the amendments to the Constitution, supposing to grant signing laws adopted by Parliament by the Chairman of the Supreme Council in case in the allotted period of the Basic Law was not made by the President.
Rumors that the deputies allegedly support change the form of government from presidential to a parliamentary republic. Web insinuations that the Supreme Council is going to take down the statue of Lenin at the legislature building and the government generally described as "nonsense".
Speaking about the changes in the electoral law, the Parliamentarian pointed to the high rate of emigration and labor migration, the lack of accurate voter lists, which jeopardizes the recognition of the presidential elections, held in the case that the threshold of voter turnout of 50% remains unchanged.
Opinion of community members from Dubossary regarding threshold turnout at the presidential elections was divided as in many other areas of discussion. Someone insisted on maintaining the current rules; some supported the introduction of the Russian electoral practice, where such a thing as a "turnout threshold" does not exist; but most were inclined to compromise, which was proposed by members of the Supreme Council Igor Buga and Andrei Safonov and supported by the deputies - 25%.
In conclusion, the Supreme Council Deputy Peter Pasat expressed leaders of public organizations for the invitation to take part in the meeting and for the opportunity to bring to their members and they head movement position of the Supreme Council of the parliamentarians considered legislations, having a great public resonance.