Senatorial amendment bill violates Article 68: Constitutional Court rules
The Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that the amendment bill on senators' qualifications and elections violated Article 68. But the court dismissed the request for dissolution of the six coalition parties.
The court reasoned that the amendment bill violated the check-and-balance system between the lower and upper chambers by having all senators come from elections.
The court also slammed the amendments that would allow spouses and close relatives of MPs to stand in senatorial elections.
The court voted 5:4 to rule that the bill violated Article 68.
The Nation
