Ex-President against constitutional reforms in ArmeniaOctober 6, 2015 - 18:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former President Robert Kocharian commented on the constitutional reforms in an interview with 2nd.am. “My point of view remains unchanged: there is no need for constitutional reforms,” Kocharian said. “All the challenges that the country currently faces, are completely solvable in the framework of the current Constitution, the functionality of which has never been questioned. The published draft Constitution surpassed my worst expectations.” According to him, it is no longer a choice between a semi-presidential and parliamentary form of government. “The draft constitution contains significant risks of slipping into a de facto one-party system, and consequently to political monopoly and stagnation. The “heavy” draft Constitution enriched with beautiful phrases about human rights and social objectives of the state serves as a camouflage for the totally unacceptable method of forming the National Assembly, emasculating the essence of parliamentary government,” Kocharian said. The ex-President said the draft constitution will turn the political monopoly into a constitutional norm. “I clearly oppose these reforms. This is a huge mistake, the consequences of which are extremely dangerous for the future of Armenia,” Kocharian stated. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |