The Supreme Court of Chuvashia partially satisfied the claim of a group of residents of the region against the State Council (parliament) of the republic, ruling to deprive deputies of the right to vote for their absent colleagues. As Kommersant writes, the lawsuit noted that certain provisions of the regulations allow deputies to “evade” their direct duties and not take part in parliamentary sessions personally. This, the plaintiffs argued, leads to a violation of the legal meaning of the law “On the status of a deputy of the State Council of the Chuvash Republic.” And such grounds for the transfer of vote mentioned in the regulations as vacation and business trip are not a valid reason.
The applicants also added that “the right of a deputy to vote for other deputies is not provided for” by either the laws of the Russian Federation or the laws of the Chuvash Republic.
In turn, Chairman of the State Council Leonid Cherkesov noted that the majority of deputies of the State Council, working on the job, “replace” senior positions in educational and healthcare institutions, large financial, agricultural and industrial enterprises and organizations. Due to the fact that they have to fulfill their labor and official duties, deputies cannot always personally participate in sessions, the speaker pointed out.
As Kommersant writes, citing lawyer Vyacheslav Medvedev, the court “agreed with the position of the plaintiffs” and now neither vacation nor business trip is a valid reason for “a deputy’s failure to fulfill his duties.”
Parliament has so far refrained from commenting.
Source: Rosbalt
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