Kyiv Post is reporting that on July 14 the Ukrainian Constitutional Court received a motion signed by 252 deputies asking the Court to rule on the constitutionality of Law No. 2222. This was the 2004 law that changed the constitution of Ukraine, for example switching the country from a president-parliamentary form of semi-presidentialism to a premier-presidential form and increasing the powers of the parliament. Apparently, the Court opened the case, but has adjourned it for the holiday period.

Prior to the submission to the Constitutional Council, parliament had debated a proposal supported by President Yanukovych to hold a referendum proposing the repeal of the 2004 law. However, seemingly this proposal did not receive enough support. Kyiv Post reports that the Communists and the Lytvyn bloc, both of which support President Yanukovych’s Party of the Regions, did not support the proposed referendum. However, the proposal may be debated again in September when parliament reconvenes.

Overall, it does seem as if the constitution is again becoming a battleground and that a presidentialisation of the system is on the agenda.