At today’s session of the Milli Majlis (Azerbaijani Parliament), the draft constitutional law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Approval of Amendments to the Constitution of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic” was put to discussion in its second reading, APA reports.
The draft constitutional law provides for adding two new articles (Article 3-1 and Article 28-1) to the Constitution of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, removing one article (Article 5), and introducing amendments to a number of articles as well as to the Preamble.
Under the draft, the provision stated in Part III of Article 134 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan regarding the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic being an integral part of the Republic of Azerbaijan will also be reflected in the Preamble of the Constitution of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
According to the proposed new Article 3-1 titled “The Authorized Representative Office of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic,” the Authorized Representative Office of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is an executive body that performs the duties determined by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan within the territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, and it is headed by the Authorized Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, who is appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and reports directly to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The other article proposed to be added to the draft is Article 28-1, titled “Dissolution of the Ali Majlis (Supreme Assembly) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.” The article states that the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic may be dissolved by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the request of 31 deputies, or if it is unable to carry out the duties specified in the relevant provisions of the Constitution due to reasons that cannot be eliminated.
One of the changes provided for in the draft Constitutional Law is the removal of Article 5 titled “The Highest Official of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.”
According to the draft, elections to the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic will be scheduled by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan based on the proposals of the Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Article 13, Part II).
In addition, the draft provides that, upon the proposal of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan or the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan, a closed session of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic may be held (Article 18, Part IV).
According to the draft Constitutional Law, laws on elections to the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and on the status of deputies of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic will be adopted by a majority of 31 votes, while laws on other matters will be adopted by a majority of 23 votes (Article 24, Part II).
According to the draft, the requirement that the Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic must have permanently resided in the territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic for at least five years in order to be elected will be removed (Article 29, Part II).
Another proposed change is that heads of local executive authorities in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic will be appointed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan upon the nomination of the Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Article 32.4-1).
According to the draft Constitutional Law, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic will not be subordinate to the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and will determine its rules of procedure in agreement with the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The draft also provides that, in line with the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Normative Legal Acts,” the acts of the Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic will no longer be referred to as “decisions,” but as “orders” (Article 33).
Under the draft, amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic will be adopted not in the form of constitutional laws, but as laws (Article 50).
The draft also provides for a number of changes of an alignment, clarification, and technical nature in line with the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Following the discussions, the draft law was adopted in the second vote.
Constitutional laws on amendments to the Constitution are put to a vote twice in the Milli Majlis. The second vote is held six months after the first. These laws are submitted to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for signature in the manner prescribed for laws in this Constitution both after the first and second votes, and enter into force once signed by the President following the second vote.
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