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    Prosperous Armenia Party sees no need for constitutional reform

    by Tatevik Shahunyan

    ARMINFO
    Saturday, July 5, 15:29


    At present Armenia does not need any constitutional reform, as the
    effective Constitution is able to settle the problems in the country,
    including the one connected with human rights and freedoms, and
    establishment of a social and legal state. The statement came from
    Naira Zohrabyan, Secretary of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), in
    response to ArmInfo's request for comments on occasion of the
    Constitution Day that is celebrated in Armenia on 5 July.

    Zohrabyan said Armenia's major problems are not imperfect laws or
    Constitution, but non-fulfillment of the regulatory acts and
    provisions of these laws.

    "The human rights and freedoms are protected on paper, but ignored in
    practice. That is the problem. It is necessary to settle these
    problems by properly fulfilling the legislation, but not initiating
    Constitutional reforms. Fulfilling the requirements of our
    Constitution, we can achieve real success in establishment of a social
    and legal state," the parliamentarian claims.

    To recall, the President initiated a project 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. Sargsyan assures he does not seek the
    prime minister's post.

    On July 5 Armenia celebrates the Constitution Day. The Constitution
    was adopted in 1995. On 27 November 2005, the document underwent
    certain amendments under president Robert Kocharyan.

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