The Veterans Council of Transnistria, the Union of Labor Councils, the Patriotic Party and the Republican Party are protesting in Tiraspol against the initiatives to modify the constitution, Info-Prim-Neo’s correspondent reports. The protesters chant and carry placards with the words “MPs Return the Power to the People” and “The State is Responsible for People’s Welfare”. They demand that the Supreme Soviet is dissolved and there is set up a bicameral legislative body. The protests will continue until late in the evening. The bill for amending the constitution of the breakaway Transnistrian republic was passed in first reading on April 15. The proposed amendments ban the president, ministers and other executive authorities from holding other paid posts except the basic ones, carry out entrepreneurial activities or be members of parties and public organizations. It also suggests removing the post of vice president of the republic and allowing the candidates for the post of deputies in the Supreme Soviet to hold this post for 5 years, while those for member of district and town councils – for 3 years. Igor Smirnov is against these amendments.