The main news of many world news was the victory of Trump in the US elections. Among some politicians and economists there is an opinion that he will not be able to "sit" in the White House for a long time. The American Congress has a serious political tool in its hands - the procedure for removing the president from office. While the Republicans have single-party Republicans with Trump, perhaps there is nothing to fear. But what happens if hostile Democrats win congressional elections? This remains a mystery. Thinking about this, our citizens begin to become interested: does our country have a procedure for removing the President of the Russian Federation from office? We will try to answer this question.
The removal of the president from office, or who is in charge of the country
In our country, a similar measure is provided for in the basic law. According to the Constitution, the removal of the President of the Russian Federation from the post is possible with the simultaneous participation of two higher state entities - the Federal Assembly and the State Duma. Learn more about how this happens.
The order of dismissal (impeachment)
Legally legal early removal of the head of state is called impeachment. The procedure for the removal of the President of the Russian Federation from the post is as follows: The State Duma brings charges against the head of state.
This may be treason, as well as another serious crime. After that, a special commission is convened within the legislative body. Further discussions begin. Authorized persons are speaking from the group that brought such an accusation, the chairman of the special commission, other deputies, called-up experts, judges, etc. The president also has the right to appeal to the peopleās representatives through his representatives, as well as representatives of the Federation Council. After all discussions, the question is put to the vote. A minimum of two-thirds of the vote is required to approve this procedure.
Ship Involvement
After the removal from office of the President of the Russian Federation was supported by the Duma, the decision goes to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. He issues a conclusion on compliance with all necessary procedures in accordance with the basic law of the country. The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, which must find signs of corpus delicti in the actions of the head of state, also takes part in the procedure. Only after that the decision goes to the Federation Council.
Council Discussion
At meetings, the first chairman of the State Duma begins his speech. He reads out accusations to the president, the results of the vote. The discussion is attended by the chairmen of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the Supreme. Each of them reads out the conclusions which were considered earlier in these courts.
In the Federation Council there is a commission on constitutional legislation and judicial legal issues. Its chairman also reads the conclusion. Both the president himself and his representative can speak in discussions.
Final decision
After that, the question shall be put to a secret ballot on ballots. If two-thirds of the Federation Council members supported the accusations, then the presidentās removal from office took place. The head of state must resign. Acting at this time, the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation until the urgent election of a new chapter.
However, the procedure for the removal of the president from office is such that it is worth the Federation Council to drag out the review by more than three months, and all charges will automatically be dropped. All of the above removal actions must be carried out anew.
Why there is no vice president in Russia
Few people now remember this, but Russia initially developed precisely as a parliamentary republic, and not a mixed one. Although in fact itās our presidential one.
In Russia, after the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the post of vice president in the American fashion was introduced. He became G.I. Yanaev, who was elected at the Congress of People's Deputies. He supported the putsch in August 1991 and even declared himself acting president.
The next vice-president of the RSFSR was elected A.V. Rutskoi June 12, 1991 as one candidate with B.N. Yeltsin. However, after a political confrontation between the head of state and the Congress of Peopleās Deputies, the latter initiated the removal of the president from office. According to the Constitution, Rutskoi became not only the vice president, but also the acting one. However, Yeltsin did not intend to cede power. Tanks were introduced into Moscow that opened fire on the building of the Congress of People's Deputies.
Just imagine for a moment, the highest authority under the current Constitution is shooting directly at tanks from tanks on the orders of Yeltsin, who has been removed from power. After these events, the Congress of People's Deputies did not decide on a bloody civil war and dutifully surrendered. Power was usurped by Yeltsin, who introduced the new 1993 Constitution .
Under the new basic law of the country, the post of vice president was abolished, and a new body called the State Duma began to have much less authority. In assessing these events, we rely only on the legal aspect, without taking up any side of the conflict. In fact, Yeltsinās power was illegitimate until December 1993. But, as they say, the winners are not judged.
Who invented impeachment
Impeachment, or the removal of the president from office, was invented at a time when such a position did not exist. The first country where this concept appeared was England. It was back in the 14th century. However, not the monarch himself, who, as you know, āfrom Godā, but his favorites, was subjected to the impeachment procedure. The problem was that only the king could personally appoint ministers. Consequently, only he could remove them from office. This state of affairs did not suit citizens, since they were subjected to lawlessness by ministers. The appeals to the king were ignored. Then the House of Commons decisively took the initiative into its own hands and legalized the removal of ministers without the permission of the king. The golden time for the favorites was over, and the procedure itself was called impeachment.
Precedents in Russia
In the recent history of Russia, the removal from office of the president has never been practiced. Only in the Soviet Union as a result of a political conspiracy was the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee once removed from office. Just think, in an authoritarian regime, democratic peaceful impeachment procedures have taken place, which have never been in the "standard of democracy" in the United States.
In the modern history of Russia, this also has not happened. The only impeachment to Yeltsin led to the shooting of the Congress of People's Deputies from tanks. As a result, the latter was eliminated. In 1998-1999 there was another attempt at the impeachment procedure by the State Duma. However, it didnāt get beyond voting within the country's legislative body.
Impeachment and Sex Scandal in the USA
In the history of the United States, there were only three cases when the impeachment procedure was initiated. None of these attempts have been successful. Evil tongues joke about this, that they prefer to shoot American presidents rather than remove them.
If the first two attempts to impeach were in the distant past (1868 and 1974), the latter took place relatively recently - in 1998-1999. It is associated with the name of the president of the Democratic Party - Bill Clinton. The House of Representatives accused him of false testimony in a high-profile criminal case.
Clinton was accused of harassing one of the Arkansas administration staff in 1991. Then the future president was the governor in him. In a hotel room, Bill Clinton offered Paul Jones (that's what her name was) an intimate connection. After a lot of time, the girl sued the current president for harassment. History, perhaps, would have remained fiction, rumors, if not for the scandal with another young girl from the White House apparatus - Monica Lewinsky. Rumors have leaked into the press that she and Bill have an intimacy. Monica herself, as well as Clinton, denied this. At the trial, under oath, both admitted that they had no sexual relationship with each other. This was confirmed by the deputy presidents.
However, after some time, Monica unexpectedly refused her testimony and admitted that she had a close relationship with the president. As evidence, she showed Bill's biological footprint dress. Many skeptics did not believe it, because two years have passed since these events. However, DNA showed that the seminal fluid did indeed belong to Clinton.
As a result, the Senate considered the case of impeachment on charges of false testimony of the president, since for the first time he stated that he had no sexual relationship with Monica. However, Clinton masterfully "got out" in court. Apparently, the legal profession did not go in vain. He stated that oral sex is not considered sexual intercourse. Oddly enough, his court accepted and justified the arguments, but the Senate did not receive the necessary majority.