(Itar-Tass) - The Constituent Assembly of Kyrgyzstan's parliament has approved by a majority of votes the draft new Constitution offered by a group of deputies. The draft envisages a presidential-parliamentary form of government in Kyrgyzstan but with limited powers of the head of state. However, the lawmakers maintain that the Constituent Assembly's decision is just of recommendation nature and that the new Constitution will enter into force only when all the parliament members sign it. This procedure is expected to be completed at noon Tuesday, reports Trend.
The parliamentarians had no quorum during an extraordinary session overnight and it was decided to call the Constituent Assembly on the initiative of the opposition parliament members. Chairman of the Kyrgyz Constitutional Court Cholpon Baskova has so far been refusing to comment on the legitimacy of the lawmakers' activity that are certain that in this case they act strictly within the legal framework. Just six votes lacked for a quorum on Tuesday.
According to the Constitution approved by the Constituent Assembly, after it enters into force the president and parliament will stay to perform their functions, but the government should be formed anew.
President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev has so far not reacted to the activities of deputies. The Fundamental Law approved by the Constituent Assembly had earlier been coordinated with the opposition leaders and country's leadership, including with the president.
The parliament session was held against the background of the continuing mass rally of the opposition near the republic's Supreme Council building in which from 2,000 to 3,000 people took part.