The Constitution of the Republic of Moldova should not be sanctified, but updated, said participants in a roundtable meeting themed “Essence, Character and Impact of the Constitutional Reform. Prospects and Achievement Mechanisms” that was organized by the Institute for Interethnic Relations in operation with Germany's Hanns-Seidel Foundation, Info-Prim Neo reports. The head of Hanns-Seidel Foundation in Bucharest Klaus Sollfrank said that Moldova is now facing a challenge – to modify the Constitution or draft a new one. “Those who deal with it will encounter difficulties in coping with the pressure from outside,” Sollfrank said, stressing that political culture is needed in a democracy and that the Constitutions guides the governors in their relations with the people. Attending the discussions, Acting President Mihai Ghimpu said that the constitutional crisis is unpleasant, but Moldova needs a new Constitution that will meet the European standards. “Article 41 of the Constitution says that the supreme law is modified in Parliament, but article 78 says the legislative body has the right to hold a referendum on the issue,” Ghimpu said. Romanian teacher of law Florin Vasilescu said a number of European countries have modified articles of the Constitution. “If there is political will and the present Constitution allows it, a referendum on the adoption of a new Constitution should take place,” he said. Expert in constitutional law Victor Popa, chairman of the constitutional reform commission that was created by presidential decree, said the adoption and modification of the Constitution is conditioned by certain sociopolitical events. He added that the supreme law should not become an obstacle to the society's development. “The Constitution is a law as any other, but it is the fundamental law in a state,” Popa said.