US Repeals Law Postponing Elections; Iličković: The decision was late, many harmful consequences occurred

The judge of the Constitutional Court, Miodrag Iličković, confirmed that that court found the Law on Amendments to the Law on Local Self-Government, which postponed the local elections in several municipalities to October 23, unconstitutional.

Judge Iličković said that all four judges voted for that decision, including him, but that he and his colleague Milorad Gogić had separate opinions.

"I made an opinion because the Decision, as it was made by the Court, was incomplete and incomplete, it was made late, which caused many harmful consequences that will be very difficult to remove," the judge told Vijesta.

The decision of the US, as it was made, he added, leaves dilemmas regarding the re-elected presidents of municipalities - whether they still exist in the legal system.

"It is the same with the decision of the president of the state to call elections for October 23, given that they stem from an unconstitutional law," explains the judge.

The judge also says that the repeal of the law created a legal void, because the Court did not provide the necessary explanations.

The dilemma remained, he added, regarding the deadlines for election actions, that is, for the financing of parties in the campaign - which is related to spending the budget.

"The Court did not answer these and some very important questions," said Iličkovic, explaining why he did not fully agree with the decision of the Constitutional Court, of which he is a judge.

The Constitutional Court considered today the proposal for the evaluation of the constitutionality of the amendment of the law submitted by 15 deputies of the Democratic Front, as well as the initiatives of the non-governmental organizations Center for Democratic Transition and Action for Social Justice.

The Constitutional Court judged that the disputed Law is contrary to the unity of the legal order and that the duration of the mandate is regulated differently in that law and the Law on the Election of Councilors and Members of Parliament.

The judges also assessed that the duration of the mandate is regulated by the laws governing the electoral system and that the adoption of these laws requires two-thirds of the votes of all deputies.