Constitutional Court declares Kivalov-Kolesnichenko language law unconstitutional – Svoboda party

12:44, 28.02.2018 1 min read

The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has recognized the law "On the foundations of the state language policy" No. 5029-6 (the so-called Kivalov-Kolesnichenko law) as unconstitutional, the party of Svoboda All-Ukrainian Union has said.

The relevant decision was taken by the court on February 28, 2018, the press service of the Svoboda party reported on Wednesday.

"Today, the last meeting of the Constitutional Court on the initiative and representation of the Svoboda party activists about the recognition of the scandalous law of Kivalov-Kolesnichenko has recognized it as unconstitutional," the press service quotes the leader of the Svoboda party Oleh Tiahnybok as saying.