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"We will figure it out ourselves ..."
The Academy of Sciences opposed the "Amendments on Three Candidates"
On June 13, 2017, the Department of Physical Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences made a statement in which a position was expressed regarding the draft law introducing an amendment to the Law on RAS No. 253 of September 27, 2013.
On the one hand, the document expresses support for the proposal to replace the norm of “at least two -thirds of the vote” with the norm with the “simple majority of votes” when electing the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences at the general meeting. In addition, physicists considered the proposal to be justified and emphasizing the high status of the Academy of Sciences that the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences be approved or dismissed by the President of the Russian Federation.
On the other hand, the Department of Physical Sciences considered an unacceptable amendment in which candidates for the post of head of the Russian Academy of Sciences must be approved in the Government of the Russian Federation and, moreover, these candidates should be no more than three. “In fact, this norm replaces the right to elect the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences by his appointment. This amendment should not be adopted as contradicting the democratic traditions of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ”the FFN statement of June 13, 2017 says.
Physicists also considered an illogical proposal that, when recognizing the elections of the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences by failed duties and. O. The President of the Russian Academy of Sciences was assigned to one of the Academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The Department of Physical Sciences believes that in this case it will be more logical in this case. O. President of the Russian Academy of Sciences from the members of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences. The full text of the application can be found on the website of the TRV-hunger [1].
June 13 at a press conference at the Academy of Sciences, after a joint meeting of Fano and RAS, and. O. The heads of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valery Kozlov noted that the amendment on “no more than three candidates” was not discussed at a meeting with Vladimir Putin. “[Proposed] norm raises questions. It seems that this norm limits the government in its actions in agreement of our candidates. Why exactly three? Maybe that's it? - noted Valery Vasilievich. - As I believe, coordination involves consulting a government with the Russian Academy of Sciences, with the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, with the leaders of the academy. I think that we will go through this moment together [successfully]. ”
“I believe that this norm“ up to three people ”is also connected in order to simplify the election procedure for us, so that we will not choose from all, but only from three. But it seems to me that this is an artificial simplification. We will figure it out ourselves which of the agreed candidates to elect the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, based on our traditions, interests and the current situation. There was still no second reading, we consult on these issues, and I think that here we will be able to make a decision that will suit both the Russian Academy of Sciences and [power]. ”
Valery Kozlov specified that he was consulting with senior officials regarding amendments to the Law on RAS. “In conversations with the leadership of different levels, I have already said that this moment is annoying our academic community and we must somehow remove this voltage. I think that we will still have the opportunity to express our point of view on this question ”[4].
On June 14, the Bureau of the Department of Energy, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics and Management Processes of the Russian Academy of Sciences has published a resolution that states: “To consider an unacceptable amendment on preliminary agreement by the Government of the Russian Federation nominated candidates for the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which obliges the Government of the Russian Federation, to coordinate no more than three of all the submitted candidates. In fact, this norm is replaced by the right of the Russian Academy of Sciences by its appointment, therefore this amendment should not be adopted as contrary to the democratic traditions of the Russian Academy of Sciences ”[2].
Earlier, the Club “July 1” made a statement on the Law on the Russian Academy of Sciences. “The prohibition of the Government of the Russian Federation proposed in the draft law to coordinate more than three candidates for the post of President of the Russian Academy of Sciences is completely unacceptable. At the same time, the elections, according to the draft law, can be held even if the government is agreed by only one candidate. These norms turn our right to elect the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences into a fiction, replace them with actual appointment and make participation in the vote meaningless, ”the text statement of the club dated June 12, 2017 said [2].
Recall that on June 6, 2017, the bill with amendments to the Law on RAS [5] was submitted to the State Duma by deputies V. A. Nikonov, N. F. Gerasimenko, G. G. Onishchenko and G. K. Safaraliev and was included in the approximate program by the decision of the Council of the State Duma for June 2017.
Natalia Demina
1. Http://trv-science.ru/uploads/zayavlenie_ofn_130617.pdf
2. Http://trv-science.ru/uPloads/zayavlenie_oemmpu_140617.pdf
4. See video recording of the press conference V. Kozlov and M. Kotyukova: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQZ4-wAim_k
5. Http://asozd2.duma.gov.ru/main.nsf/spravka?openagent&rn=193608-7