After back and forth, President is set to sign Constitutional Council Ordinance
Summary
President Ramchandra Paudel is set to sign the Constitutional Council Ordinance after the government resubmitted it without amendments despite his prior reservations about the decision-making majority requirements.
Key Points
- President Ramchandra Paudel returned the ordinance on the Constitutional Council for reconsideration citing concerns about majority decision-making provisions.
- The Balendra Shah government refused to amend the ordinance and resubmitted it in the same form, prompting the President to move towards signing it.
- The ordinance allows decisions to be made by a majority of members present, which the President argues weakens the constitutional majority requirement.
- Legal experts state the President can only return an ordinance once for reconsideration, and must authenticate it if resubmitted without changes.
