Draft amendments to the Constitution of Belarus published for public discussion

 A draft of amendments and additions to the constitution of the country for public discussion has been published on the website of the Belarusian National Legal Internet Portal. A referendum on updating the constitution may be held in the second half of February.

Among other things, the amendments to the constitution state that the All-Belarusian Assembly will decide whether to allow the president to send military personnel outside the country, and the post of president of Belarus cannot be held for more than two terms.

The document contains the following suggestions:

 The All-Belarusian Assembly will remove the President of Belarus in case he violates the constitution or commits treason;
 the amendments assume that the same person will not be able to hold the post of President of the republic for more than two terms;
 the term of office of the Parliament of Belarus is five years, extension is possible only in case of war;
 in the event of the death of the President of Belarus, state agencies act in accordance with the decisions of the Security Council;
 the dissolution of Parliament is not allowed in the first and after.