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    CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SITUATION IN ARMENIA - MP

    14:15 * 02.03.15

    Head of the Heritage parliamentary group Ruben Hakobyan does not
    object to constitutional amendments.

    However, he stressed the authorities must sound convincing in their
    wish to change the situation by means of constitutional amendments.

    "If they are sincerely willing to change the government system,
    they should have made relevant steps toward changes," Mr Hakobyan
    told Tert.am.

    The first proposal concerned amendments to Armenia's election law.

    According to the second proposal, Armenia's Parliament is to adopt
    a bill that would envisage serious supervision mechanisms for the
    Opposition.

    "The third point is that if the authorities state they are not
    'anthropocentric', it is logical that, after the referendum with a
    reformed constitution, they could hold national elections, in 2016
    for example."

    Mr Hakobyan calls for attention to one of the principles by the Venice
    Commission - "documents that need to be approved unanimously."

    "Even most of the Constitutional Reforms Commission members,
    when they refer to the Venice Commission's positive opinion, they
    should consider the fact that some norms and documents need to be
    unanimously approved. The first of the documents is the Constitution,"
    Mr Hakobyan said.

    This implies that the greater part of society has to be unanimous on
    particular documents.

    "Regrettably, they are ignoring sociological surveys, to know if
    society is unanimous. More than fifty percent must be unanimous."

    Hakobyan said he never saw a unanimous attitude to the basic document
    ever since its adoption.

    He said he doesn't think that constitutional amendments are necessary
    for the implementation of the necessary reforms.

    "So if they are willing to change the provisions, they can do that
    without amending the Constitution. To make us believe that they
    sincerely want to change the Constitution to the benefit of our
    country's development, they should first of all follow the requirements
    which are unrelated to the constitution but impede the country's
    development," he said, adding that the authorities reject the reforms.

    "They give no logical explanation as to why they avoid the
    100% proportional representation system, being well-aware of the
    irregularities committed during majority seat votes. We are not against
    the constitutional reforms, but need to be sure that we really can
    and want to change the situation with their help," he added.

    http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/03/02/ruben-hakobyan/1604714

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