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So maybe because it is the beginning of the spring session of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania? However, the start of the usual spring session of the Seimas has become a daily routine that is not distinguishable from other work days of the Seimas.
So the confidence of March 10 will not bring any intrigue this year. After all, we all welcome March 11, we are waiting for commemorations and events, festive bustle, tricolor fluttering in the spring wind. We are also looking forward to speeches and memories. And in the media we will read again about the speeches of the “leaders of the country.”
I put those words in quotes. It is such a widespread phrase that it often sounds in the contexts of everyday news. “Three heads of state discussed …”, “three heads of state finally agreed” and so on
It is strange that in Lithuania we even have three managers and sometimes we see them in meetings. After all, the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania was turned upside down, and everything is very clear: “The President of the Republic is the head of state.”
And if the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the Seimas participate in the meeting with the President of the Republic, the head of state or country remains only one, not three.
What else would happen if the President of the Republic was visited by two former heads of state to exchange opinions on one issue or another? If the only chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania (Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania) joined them, the question would have to be answered as to how many heads of state were at that meeting.
After all, the president of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania is often called the former “royal head of state”. So, two former heads of state or three former heads of state visited the president of the republic?
The Constitutional Court has clarified everything
The Constitutional Court (CC) of the Republic of Lithuania has examined the issue of the fulfillment of the duties of the President of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania (Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania) with the Head of State with great attention and has ruled that there is no such compliance. But so far there are still those who believe that the CC has been wrong. Therefore, they try to interpret the decision of the CC in their own way, assigning the title of “current head of state” to the president of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Lithuania.
In the domestic sense, as you call it, you won’t spoil it. If this is not hidden by the ongoing initiative to encourage the CC to reinterpret its ruling. After all, politicizing the decisions of the CC by not implementing them, ignoring them or treating them in their own way, is becoming increasingly popular. At the same time, it is easier to pressure this court to review the previous judgment on its own initiative.
Especially if the CC itself, accidentally or not, but sometimes it creates preconditions for that.
How the president of the TA was elected
But let’s get back to the issue of state leaders. Is there a real “royal head of state” alongside the two former heads of state? The name of the Supreme Soviet of the XII of the LSSR will be changed to the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania.
To this on March 10. The meeting was chaired by the President of the National Electoral Commission. A commission was formed for the confirmation of the mandates, Aleksandras Abišala presented the draft law of the LSSR “Complementing the Regulation of the Supreme Council of the LSSR” (on the procedure for the election and revocation of the president of the Supreme Soviet of the LSSR) .
The next meeting opened on March 11. 9 a. M. First adopted the resolution of the Supreme Soviet of the LSSR “On the recognition of the powers of the deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the LSSR”, and then the Law of the Supreme Soviet of the LSSR “on supplementing the regulation of the Supreme Soviet of the LSSR “. And only then, having already recognized the mandates, we elect the chairman of the Supreme Soviet of LSSR.
As appropriate, questions were asked of candidate Vytautas Landsbergis. Not only the deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the LSSR, but also the people’s deputies of the USSR who were in the room at that time could ask questions.
To the question of one of them, Vytautas Čepas, the candidate V. Landsbergis replied: “I really do not imagine myself as a single or more important manager who needs all kinds of skills. If I were elected president, I would imagine a collective leadership that brings together experience in all areas. “
To the point pointed out in the question of Deputy Valery Shadreika (I quote): “In my opinion, the president, that is, the president of the Supreme Council, should be chosen by the people,” Landsberg replied: “Regarding the election of the president or not exactly the same. I do not know why they equated these two concepts and two positions. The president, if the Supreme Council or the nation so decides, can be elected and it may be necessary in the state. to become a deceptive figure outside of the state. This was the position of Sąjūdis. “
It is true that Sąjūdis opposed the idea raised by the eleventh convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the LSSR together with the elections for the twelfth convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the LSSR and the presidential elections, because it was feared that in the absence of the state such a position. Another reason was the popularity of Algirdas Brazauskas, with whom few of Sąjūdis could compare.
MPs Liudvikas Narcizas Rasimavičius said very precisely what position we had chosen in the speech on the reasons for the vote: “I understand that Lithuania, specifically Lithuania, must realize today that we are not electing a head of state or nation. Today, we elect a leader of our parliament who will not only guide us but also obey us. “
Thus, according to the March. 10 d. presented in March. 11 d. We certainly elected Vytautas Landsbergis as chairman of the Supreme Soviet of LSSR and approved him by adopting the resolution of the Supreme Soviet of LSSR.
And immediately after adopting the main documents on the restoration of the independent state of Lithuania, we began to realize the full sovereignty of the state, realizing that there will be a long way to go before its full recognition.
What were the powers of the president of the AT
To regulate this transitional legal situation, we also approved the Provisional Basic Law of the Republic of Lithuania, which defined the powers of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania: “The Supreme State Authority is the Supreme Council of the Republic The Constitution, interpret laws , repeal resolutions of the Council of Ministers.
Another very important body was the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania, which had the power to convene the first session of the new convocation of the Supreme Court, grant citizenship, award prizes, grant clemency, appoint and dismiss diplomats. . Collectively, he performed many of the functions inherent to the head of state. The chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania could not do that.
The president of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Lithuania was not a single body of state power, as is typical of the head of state. He was the highest official of the Republic of Lithuania and represented the Republic of Lithuania in international relations. He had to preside over the meetings of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania, conduct organizational affairs, preside over the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania, but not preside over the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania. Its competence also included the duty to carry out negotiations and sign international agreements, submitting them for ratification to the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania.
Only in 1992 After the collapse of the USSR and the beginning of the process of international recognition of Lithuania, Landsbergis and his supporters organized a referendum on the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Lithuania “On the President of the Republic of Lithuania”, which defined the President as the head of the Lithuanian state.
Therefore, the President of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Lithuania had to continue to comply with the Provisional Basic Law and hold the post of President of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Lithuania, without becoming a single governing body and acquiring the necessary powers.
So in March. 10 d. At the meeting, it is possible to congratulate the former President of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Lithuania for the beginning of his very important political career, since the election of V. Landsbergis began with the completion of the Regulations of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Lithuania.
The office of Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania is much more honorable, and the only office of its kind, than any title of royal leader. It is gratifying that the Constitutional Court has clarified and confirmed this in its ruling.
I am glad that even then I voted for Vytautas Landsbergis only once, although later our political paths parted. It is therefore my pleasure to congratulate once again Vytautas Landsbergis, meeting on March 10, with the honorable duties of the President of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania and signatory of the Law of March 11.
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