Most of majority system-procured seats owned by authorities – Heritage

PanARMENIAN.Net - A full shift to proportional electoral system will allow Armenian parliament to become a political body it once was, according to Heritage opposition party’s parliamentary group leader.

As Stepan Safaryan told a news conference in Yerevan, the MPs elected through majority system are mostly passive, reluctant to participate in parliament’s work and unaware of the problems of their electorate.

As Safaryan noted, most of majority system-procured parliamentary seats will be occupied by the authorities.

Armenian National Assembly includes 131 parliamentarians, with 41 MPs elected through majority system; 90 MPs – through proportional system.

On December 27, Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsutyun opposition parties issued a joint statement urging for a full shift to proportional electoral system.