Former people’s deputies of the Russian Federation draft the Constitution of the transitional period

On the eve of the second anniversary of the beginning of Russia’s large-scale aggression against Ukraine, people’s deputies from various levels of past years will meet again in Warsaw, united in their rejection of the current Russian regime.Before the opening of the Second Congress of People’s Deputies, the correspondent of the Russian media service spoke with several deputies and asked their opinion on the quality of the work done over the past four months.”We urge to put aside differences and work together constructively”Member of the Executive Committee of the Congress of People’s Deputies, Ilya Ponomarev believes that the first congress (https://www.golosameriki.com/a/poland-russian-opposition-rally/6824236.html), which was held at the beginning November last year in the suburbs of the Polish capital Jablonna, was quite successful.“There were minor overlaps due to our communication being deliberately jammed. We paid close attention to this and have now chosen a place with excellent communication. For the rest, there are two tasks: substantial and political” , he described the situation in a conversation with a correspondent of the Russian service media.And he clarified that the substance consists of the continuation of legislative work:“The theme of the anniversary of the war will be central to this Congress, therefore, “The Peace Act” will be considered in first reading. The Constitution of the transition period will be discussed, and the discussion of the new Constitution resulting from the transition period, already concrete, will be discussed. An important discussion on local self-government will also begin, as the vast majority of delegates believe that it is necessary to start the process of transformation of power with the transformation of local self-government, the relevant proposals will be discussed these days Ponomarev says.The political task, according to the former deputy of the State Duma, is that the Congress has not only stabilized, but also grown. A number of deputies who had previously criticized the Congress are now joining its work and, as a result, the number of delegates is increasing.Ilya Ponomarev also stressed that the Congress of People’s Deputies is conducting an intensive dialogue with the Free Russia Forum in Vilnius. “There is an active organizational and political interaction, and personally I am full of optimism on this subject. We have excellent relations with Khodorkovsky, although there is no concrete interaction there yet. Unfortunately, according to a bad tradition, like all Russian opposition groups, relations with the “navalists” did not work out, who do not want to be friends with anyone. But we are reaching out to them and urging them now to put aside any differences and work together constructively, because we have a common enemy,” concludes Ilya Ponomarev.“We will continue to work on documents for -Putin transition period”Congress delegate Arkady Yankovsky warned that due to circumstances he will again participate in the Congress of People’s Deputies remotely.”We anticipate that about half of the delegates will work with us online and the other half will be able to attend in person,” he said in a conversation with a media Russian service correspondent.Recalling the First Congress, Yankovsky pointed out that this political project was recognized in a number of European countries, as well as among other Russian opposition movements that were forced to leave the country.“This time more participants are expected [чем четыре месяца назад]. And we will continue to work on documents for -Putin transition period. It is first of all the drafting of the Constitution, which was only sketched out at the first session. Now, the concept of the transition period will also be sketched out and the second reading of the “Freedom of the Media and Lustration Laws”, which have been taken as the basis, will take place. Our Executive Council, of which I am a member, has been working on this,” the Congress attendee said.And he added that the agenda will include a discussion of a number of general statements and the creation of a network of self-organization centers for Russians abroad. In addition, it is planned to involve the Free Russia Forum and the Anti-War Committee of Russia in the discussion of this commitment.
“Therefore, I would note a certain convergence of these structures and the formation of an agenda taking into account, if not the basis of the interaction, at least an orientation towards joint actions and cooperation in favor of our future”, concluded Arkady Yankovsky.“The growth of political emigration over the past three months is evident”Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the first convocation Alexander Osovtsov, like the last time, will personally take part in the work of the congress. In a conversation with a correspondent of the Russian media service, he said that he considers the main achievement of the past four months to be that the projects that have been launched are being implemented quite successfully.“In the most substantial part, where we are talking about the draft documents, either they are completely ready or the stage of preparation is very high. We are talking about documents that should be the basis of life in Russia during the transition period. It’s the concept of the foundations of the Constitution, the lustration bill is coming out, and a number of other very significant pieces of legislation that should be, but they didn’t exist before, and no one was involved in the development. Although it was clear to everyone that they were needed, ”says Osovtsov.In addition, according to the congress delegate, priority contacts have been established with key foreign partners and negotiations have taken place with them. In addition, contacts have been established with a number of Russian opposition groups abroad.“The Executive Council discussed a project to create centers to support the activity of Russian emigration. Fortunately for us, and unfortunately for the country, the growth of political emigration even in the past three months is evident. And working with this part of the citizens of Russia is both right and useful, and necessary in every way, ”the delegate of the upcoming Congress of People’s Deputies is convinced.