The Vice-President of the Burkinabè Society of Constitutional Law (SBDC), Idrissa Balboné, indicated on Saturday in Ouagadougou, that the best Constitutions are drafted in times of political neutrality, in response to the debate on the elaboration or not of a new Constitution in Burkina Faso.
"On the question of the modification or the elaboration of a new constitution, at the level of the SBDC, we have a position which is that the best constitutions are written in periods of political neutrality", indicated the Vice President of the Burkinabè Society of Constitutional Law (SBDC), Idrissa Balboné.
According to him, Burkina Faso is in a situation of political neutrality because it is difficult to say who will be the next president of the country.
“For us, it is a context that is favorable to the development of a new constitution that will not be influenced by those who govern us. Since, if we stick to the Charter of the Transition, the current Head of State, including the President of the Transitional Legislative Assembly, cannot be candidates in the next elections," he said. insisted.
Mr. Balboné was speaking on Saturday in Ouagadougou during a public conference organized by the Burkinabè Society of Constitutional Law (SBDC) under the theme: “Constitutionalism and the fight against terrorism in Burkina Faso”.
This conference is the result of a collaboration between the SBDC and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), within the framework of a project called: "Rebuilding the rule of law and democracy in the context of the security crisis in Burkina Faso ".
According to the Vice-President of the SBDC, the objective is to stimulate reflection and to make proposals in the direction of a return to a normal constitutional order in peace and stability.
According to him, the security crisis in Burkina Faso has had consequences including political instability. For the constitutionalist, it is for the panellists but also for the participants to make proposals for ending the crisis.
Source: Burkina Information Agency