The Revision of the Romanian Constitution, under Debate

The Parliamentary Committee for the Revision of the Constitution continues to look into the proposals made by civil society with a view to drafting a new Constitution, adapted to Romania’s new stage of development.

In the first meeting, the Committee had rejected the amendments that referred to changing the governing structure of Romania from a semi-presidential republic into a parliamentary republic.

They also rejected the proposal forwarded by the Hungarian ethnic minority represented in Parliament to eliminate the phrase "nation state".

On Tuesday, in the second meeting, the Revision Committee introduced in the draft Constitution the word "region" which will complete the forms of administrative organization of Romania’s territory namely communes, towns/ cities and counties.

They adopted the proposal to insert a coat of arms on Romania’s flag but rejected the idea to move the National Day from December 1st, which marked the Great Union of 1918, to May 10th marking the Monarchy Day.

They also rejected the idea to change the national anthem.

The committee also established that discrimination according to color of skin, sexual orientation and genetic traits has to be forbidden.

Related to this article, the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate has issued a communiqué asking the Committee, on behalf of 85.6% of Romania’s population of Orthodox denomination, to take into account the need to protect the Romanian traditional and natural families, based on marriage between men and women.

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