A working group, instructed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to discuss the possibility of convoking a constitutional assembly to discuss amendments to Russia’s constitution, came to a conclusion that it was unnecessary, the Kremlin administration chief said on Monday.
“The working group ruled it was not needed,” Sergei Ivanov said.
Medvedev ordered a feasibility study of convoking a constitutional assembly after a meeting with Russia’s unregistered parties. Parliamentary forces also spoke in favor of reviewing the constitution, including the Communists, who recently proposed redistributing power between the executive and legislative branches.