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    ARFD: Constitutional reforms become senseless without transition to
    parliamentary regime

    Tuesday, April 29, 19:37

    The constitutional reforms become senseless without transition to a
    parliamentary regime, Aghvan Vardanyan, member of the ARF
    Dashnaktsutyun Faction, said in Parliament on Tuesday.

    "ARFD comes out for transition to a parliamentary regime. The current
    situation demonstrates that the semi-presidential system considerably
    endangers democracy. The parliamentary regime creates a system of
    checks and balances inside the power and makes the Government
    accountable to the Parliament", said Vardanyan. He is sure that only
    the parliamentary regime is able to hinder the multiple reproduction
    of the incumbent authorities.

    To recall, on April 10 the Presidential Committee for Constitutional
    Reform made public a preliminary draft concept of constitutional
    reforms that feature transition to the parliamentary system of
    government in Armenia. The document, particularly, calls to expand the
    parliament's supervisory powers, authorize the legislative body to
    elect the president for a 7-year term. The authors of the draft
    concept offer changes to the system of the presidential election.

    The presidential contenders must be non-party men, which will make
    them impartial arbiters for the legislative and executive powers. The
    new reforms will give the president a role of an arbiter with no
    executive powers. The authors of the project of constitutional reform
    explain such 'innovations' with the intention to de-monopolize the
    power, as a super-powerful president enjoying the support of the
    parliamentary majority inherently grasps the power. Meanwhile, the
    Committee members say a president having no party belonging will not
    be able to monopolize the power in the country. The concept is to be
    presented on July 1.

    In this context, Vardanyan called on the public and political forces
    to take an active part in the debates on the draft concept of
    constitutional reforms before 1 July 2014. If it becomes known that
    the reforms do not imply a switch to the parliamentary regime, the
    ARFD will come out against the concept.

    http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=59D5BED0-CFB4-11E3-B81E0EB7C0D21663

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