Public constitutional councils should be set up in every rayon of the Lviv oblast to draw up proposals for Ukraine’s new constitution, Senyk believes.

The new constitution should strengthen Ukraine, the official said, citing the example of the United States. When Americans adopted their constitution the country was weak and divided, with the North opposed to the South. Ukraine also has such a divide, the East and the West. There were many people in the USA who spoke various languages and embraced many religions. In Ukraine there are Orthodox, Greek Catholics, Moslems, and Jews. After Americans adopted their constitution, they became a powerful nation. Let’s hope that the new Ukrainian constitution will play the same role, Senyk added.

The new constitution cannot be drawn up to fit any political party or a branch of power. Otherwise, the country will end up in stagnation. Therefore, the constitution should be drafted by a constitutional assembly, he concluded.

Myroslav Senyk also said Lviv authorities will set up an Internet portal to inform oblast residents about the work of the Public Constitutional Council.