Fiacan Appeals to MPs to Elect Candidates for Constitutional Court Judge

Bratislava, 27 November (TASR) - Speaking to MPs in the House on Thursday, Constitutional Court chair Ivan Fiacan appealed to Parliament to fulfil its constitutional duty and elect the necessary number of candidates for one vacant post of Constitutional Court judge. "For more than two years, Parliament has been unable to fulfil its constitutional duty to elect the necessary number of candidates for one vacant post of Constitutional Court judge and subsequently propose these candidates to the president so that he can appoint the missing judge ... I wouldn't like my speech to be perceived as pressure or a reminder of constitutional obligations, of which Parliament is probably aware. I believe that the House and the relevant political entities are aware of their political and legal responsibility to carry out this constitutional obligation," he stated. Fiacan went on to say that he fully understands that complex political processes related to the appointment of constitutional judges are part of democracy. "What is incomprehensible, however, is the unreasonably long time that it's taking Parliament to deal with this matter," he stated, pointing out that he spoke out in a similar situation in 2019. At that time, he hoped that it wouldn't happen again. "Unfortunately, as is evident from the current situation, even the so-called judicial amendment to the Constitution of 2020 didn't resolve the problem of [the failure] to fill vacant posts of judges at the Constitutional Court smoothly, even though several options were offered," he said. am/df