Consult citizens on Constitutional reform, says PD

The upcoming Constitutional reform should seek feedback from ordinary citizens, the Democratic Party said on Monday.

In a statement, Parliament's third party said its officials had met with members of the Steering Committee for Constitutional Reform on Monday, holding talks on the way forward.

PD said it had presented its thoughts on the planned reform, which included the need for wide consultation among all entities and stakeholders.

The proposed reform was an electoral pledge of the incumbent Labour administration and while there has been no timeline for its delivery, preliminary talks have been held in recent weeks.

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PD said that a specialised and technical commission of local and foreign constitutional experts should be formed to assist the convention and draft the reformed Constitution.

A lot of time, the party said, had been capriciously lost by government and the Opposition until a first meeting was finally held last month.

However, lost time should not lead to half-baked measures when reforming the Constitution.

PD said it had forwarded 12 issues that should be addressed.

The party also weighed in on the Venice Commission's...