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Prosperous Armenia Party sees no need for constitutional reform
by Tatevik Shahunyan
ARMINFO
Saturday, July 5, 15:29
At present Armenia does not need any constitutional reform, as the
effective Constitution is able to settle the problems in the country,
including the one connected with human rights and freedoms, and
establishment of a social and legal state. The statement came from
Naira Zohrabyan, Secretary of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), in
response to ArmInfo's request for comments on occasion of the
Constitution Day that is celebrated in Armenia on 5 July.
Zohrabyan said Armenia's major problems are not imperfect laws or
Constitution, but non-fulfillment of the regulatory acts and
provisions of these laws.
"The human rights and freedoms are protected on paper, but ignored in
practice. That is the problem. It is necessary to settle these
problems by properly fulfilling the legislation, but not initiating
Constitutional reforms. Fulfilling the requirements of our
Constitution, we can achieve real success in establishment of a social
and legal state," the parliamentarian claims.
To recall, the President initiated a project of constitutional reforms
that feature transition to the parliamentary system of government in
Armenia. The document, particularly, calls to expand the parliament's
supervisory powers, authorize the legislative body to elect the
president for a 7-year term. Sargsyan assures he does not seek the
prime minister's post.
On July 5 Armenia celebrates the Constitution Day. The Constitution
was adopted in 1995. On 27 November 2005, the document underwent
certain amendments under president Robert Kocharyan.
by Tatevik Shahunyan
ARMINFO
Saturday, July 5, 15:29
At present Armenia does not need any constitutional reform, as the
effective Constitution is able to settle the problems in the country,
including the one connected with human rights and freedoms, and
establishment of a social and legal state. The statement came from
Naira Zohrabyan, Secretary of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), in
response to ArmInfo's request for comments on occasion of the
Constitution Day that is celebrated in Armenia on 5 July.
Zohrabyan said Armenia's major problems are not imperfect laws or
Constitution, but non-fulfillment of the regulatory acts and
provisions of these laws.
"The human rights and freedoms are protected on paper, but ignored in
practice. That is the problem. It is necessary to settle these
problems by properly fulfilling the legislation, but not initiating
Constitutional reforms. Fulfilling the requirements of our
Constitution, we can achieve real success in establishment of a social
and legal state," the parliamentarian claims.
To recall, the President initiated a project of constitutional reforms
that feature transition to the parliamentary system of government in
Armenia. The document, particularly, calls to expand the parliament's
supervisory powers, authorize the legislative body to elect the
president for a 7-year term. Sargsyan assures he does not seek the
prime minister's post.
On July 5 Armenia celebrates the Constitution Day. The Constitution
was adopted in 1995. On 27 November 2005, the document underwent
certain amendments under president Robert Kocharyan.