VietNamNet Bridge – Participants in the workshop held by the
Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) said that on the occasion of amending the
Constitution, Vietnam should carry out some reforms, such as allowing the
people to directly elect the President and combining the Party General Secretary
and the President into one position.
One of the contents discussed at
the recent workshop is to identify the real power to the President in the
Constitution.
Compared with the current
regulations, the entire Chapter VI (on the President) in the revised draft
Constitution stipulates more clearly about the power of the President as
"the Head of State, on behalf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on
domestic and foreign affairs."
However, according to Mr. Tran
Van Ta, Chair of the Vietnam Auditors’ Association, the draft Constitution
should further emphasize the real power of the President.
He suggested supplementing and
clarifying the authority of the President in supervising the operation of the
government, the Prime Minister because this is the title recommended by the
President to the National Assembly’s election. At the same time, the President
shall have power to convene (not require) the Government and the Prime Minister
to discuss the relating issues.
Ta also proposed to take
advantage of amending the Constitution to carry out some reforms, such as the
people directly electing the President, combining the title Party General
Secretary and State President into one.
Mr. Nguyen Huy Board, from the
Association of People with Disabilities added that looking to the neighboring
countries, one could see that the progress of institutional reform in Vietnam
is still slow. On this occasion, Vietnam should boldly apply new reforms.
Human rights is essential
Suggestions for specific terms
relating to a number of fundamental rights of citizens, many participants said
the phrase "prescribed by law" in the regulation "citizens have
the right of speech freedom, media freedom, being informed, gathering, setting
up association, demonstrating as being prescribed by the law."
Ta said the Constitution should
recognize the rights of the people as the natural rights in a state of law.
Because if this does not clarify this, it can easily lead to the realization
that these are the rights of ask-give.
"Writing as the current law
will make people understand that the aforementioned rights are the rights that
the state is giving to the people, not the rights that the people naturally
enjoy," he said.
Professor Nguyen Lan Dung, Vice
President of the Association for Contact with Overseas Vietnamese, said the
phrase "prescribed by law" is very vague and can lead to the ability
to apply in every way, even inconsistent with the spirit of the Constitution of
many countries.
He said, the law can change at
each stage, but the Constitution is the original law, that must be maintained
for many years and is an effective tool against any unconstitutional behavior.
"I suggested editing the
phrase "prescribed by law" by “if the freedom is not contrary to the
wishes and happiness of the people,” Dung said.
Le Nhung
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