II. Comments on the test of the law

B. Provisions on changing the Constitution through a referendum

In several earlier opinions on constitutional reforms in Ukraine, the Venice Commission has underlined that not only constitutional amendments but even a new Constitution must be adopted in the procedure prescribed by the Constitution in force and that the requirement of qualified majority in the Verkhovna Rada must be respected.[1]

[1] See among others docs CDL-INF (2000) 11, CDL-AD(2008)015, CDL-AD(2009)024, CDL-AD(2010)044 and CDL-AD(2011)002.