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"HERITAGE" AND ARF-D JOIN FORCES
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2012/01/12/jarangutyun
08:18 pm | January 12, 2012 | Politics
Today the parliamentary factions of the "Heritage" and "Armenian
Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun put a package of draft laws on
making amendments in the "Electoral Code", "The National Assembly Rules
and Regulations: On the Constitutional Court" into circulation through
a joint legislative initiative. According to the package, the factions
suggest making the transition from the current mixed electoral order of
the National Assembly to the 100 percent proportional electoral order.
On 27 December 2011, the two oppositionist parties in parliament
issued a joint statement and proposed to eliminate the majoritarian
order and make the transition to the 100 percent proportional order.
The proposal was defended and welcomed by the Armenian National
Congress, the "Free Democrats", "Turning Point" and People's Party,
the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (Ramgavar), the National
Democratic Party, the Socialist Labor Party of Armenia, the United
Labor Party, the Democratic Party of Armenia, as well as numerous
civil and political groups and intellectuals.
On 4 August 2010, ahead of the modification of the Electoral Code,
the ARF-D and "Heritage" had made 10 proposals for the provisions
subject to change, including the proposal to make the transition to the
proportional order. The proposals were sent to the European Commission
for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) for an expert opinion.
We remind that among the proposals presented by the two parties, the
proposal for moving to the proportional order was also presented during
the discussion on the new Electoral Code adopted on May 26, 2011.
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2012/01/12/jarangutyun
08:18 pm | January 12, 2012 | Politics
Today the parliamentary factions of the "Heritage" and "Armenian
Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun put a package of draft laws on
making amendments in the "Electoral Code", "The National Assembly Rules
and Regulations: On the Constitutional Court" into circulation through
a joint legislative initiative. According to the package, the factions
suggest making the transition from the current mixed electoral order of
the National Assembly to the 100 percent proportional electoral order.
On 27 December 2011, the two oppositionist parties in parliament
issued a joint statement and proposed to eliminate the majoritarian
order and make the transition to the 100 percent proportional order.
The proposal was defended and welcomed by the Armenian National
Congress, the "Free Democrats", "Turning Point" and People's Party,
the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (Ramgavar), the National
Democratic Party, the Socialist Labor Party of Armenia, the United
Labor Party, the Democratic Party of Armenia, as well as numerous
civil and political groups and intellectuals.
On 4 August 2010, ahead of the modification of the Electoral Code,
the ARF-D and "Heritage" had made 10 proposals for the provisions
subject to change, including the proposal to make the transition to the
proportional order. The proposals were sent to the European Commission
for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) for an expert opinion.
We remind that among the proposals presented by the two parties, the
proposal for moving to the proportional order was also presented during
the discussion on the new Electoral Code adopted on May 26, 2011.