The Russian Central Elections Commission (CEC) will provide all necessary assistance to the Election Commission of Chechnya to lay the groundwork for Chechen presidential elections, CEC Chairman Alexander Veshnyakov told the press on Friday. The election will be scheduled by the republic\'s Election Commission between August 15 and September 5, he said. If there is just one candidate, the election will be put off, Veshnyakov said. Commenting on speculation on the need to amend the Chechen Constitution, Veshnyakov said that \"the constitution cannot be amended without violating it, which is out of the question.\" As for holding presidential and parliamentary elections in Chechnya simultaneously, as advocated by some political figures, this possibility is only theoretical, Veshnyakov said. In light of the situation at hand and the constitutional deadlines for holding early parliamentary elections in Chechnya, Veshnyakov advised against holding both elections simultaneously. Elected on October 5, 2003, Kadyrov was killed in a terrorist attack in Grozny on May 9. (Interfax)