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ARMENIA MARKS CONSTITUTION DAY
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 6 2006
YEREVAN, July 5. /ARKA/. Armenians marks Constitution Day today. The
Constitution was adopted through a nationwide referendum conducted
on July 5, 1995, under Armenian National Movement party rule.
It is written in the Constitution preamble that Armenian people
guided by Armenian state system's principles and the national goals
fixed in Armenian Independence Declaration and confirming commitment
to fundamental values adopts the Constitution in an effort to make
Armenia a prosperous country enjoying freedom.
Complying with demands of the Council of Europe, which Armenia joined
in 2001, the country's leadership initiated Constitution amendment.
The Constitution was amended after constitutional referendum held
on November 27, 2005. The amendments provided citizens to appeal to
Constitutional Court and lifted the ban on double citizenship. The
right of double citizenship is very important to a huge number of
Armenians worldwide.
Under the amended Constitution, Armenian President handed a part of his
powers over to other bodies, particularly to the Government. It means
governmental decisions are no longer in need of presidential approval
for taking force. Now the President just enjoys a right to suspend
the implementation of those governmental decisions contradicting,
in his opinion, to the Constitution.
So, Armenia smoothly turned from a strong presidential republic into
parliamentary.
The present Constitution consists of 117 articles, which confirm that
Armenia is a sovereign and a democratic state governed by people.
The Constitution declares human dignity, rights and freedoms the
country's highest values.
Equality of all citizens and a right for life are envisaged by the
Constitution and death penalty is abolished. Other rights of citizens
are fixed in the Constitution as well.
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 6 2006
YEREVAN, July 5. /ARKA/. Armenians marks Constitution Day today. The
Constitution was adopted through a nationwide referendum conducted
on July 5, 1995, under Armenian National Movement party rule.
It is written in the Constitution preamble that Armenian people
guided by Armenian state system's principles and the national goals
fixed in Armenian Independence Declaration and confirming commitment
to fundamental values adopts the Constitution in an effort to make
Armenia a prosperous country enjoying freedom.
Complying with demands of the Council of Europe, which Armenia joined
in 2001, the country's leadership initiated Constitution amendment.
The Constitution was amended after constitutional referendum held
on November 27, 2005. The amendments provided citizens to appeal to
Constitutional Court and lifted the ban on double citizenship. The
right of double citizenship is very important to a huge number of
Armenians worldwide.
Under the amended Constitution, Armenian President handed a part of his
powers over to other bodies, particularly to the Government. It means
governmental decisions are no longer in need of presidential approval
for taking force. Now the President just enjoys a right to suspend
the implementation of those governmental decisions contradicting,
in his opinion, to the Constitution.
So, Armenia smoothly turned from a strong presidential republic into
parliamentary.
The present Constitution consists of 117 articles, which confirm that
Armenia is a sovereign and a democratic state governed by people.
The Constitution declares human dignity, rights and freedoms the
country's highest values.
Equality of all citizens and a right for life are envisaged by the
Constitution and death penalty is abolished. Other rights of citizens
are fixed in the Constitution as well.