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ARFD: Constitutional reforms become senseless without transition to
parliamentary regime
Tuesday, April 29, 19:37
The constitutional reforms become senseless without transition to a
parliamentary regime, Aghvan Vardanyan, member of the ARF
Dashnaktsutyun Faction, said in Parliament on Tuesday.
"ARFD comes out for transition to a parliamentary regime. The current
situation demonstrates that the semi-presidential system considerably
endangers democracy. The parliamentary regime creates a system of
checks and balances inside the power and makes the Government
accountable to the Parliament", said Vardanyan. He is sure that only
the parliamentary regime is able to hinder the multiple reproduction
of the incumbent authorities.
To recall, on April 10 the Presidential Committee for Constitutional
Reform made public a preliminary draft concept 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. The authors of the draft
concept offer changes to the system of the presidential election.
The presidential contenders must be non-party men, which will make
them impartial arbiters for the legislative and executive powers. The
new reforms will give the president a role of an arbiter with no
executive powers. The authors of the project of constitutional reform
explain such 'innovations' with the intention to de-monopolize the
power, as a super-powerful president enjoying the support of the
parliamentary majority inherently grasps the power. Meanwhile, the
Committee members say a president having no party belonging will not
be able to monopolize the power in the country. The concept is to be
presented on July 1.
In this context, Vardanyan called on the public and political forces
to take an active part in the debates on the draft concept of
constitutional reforms before 1 July 2014. If it becomes known that
the reforms do not imply a switch to the parliamentary regime, the
ARFD will come out against the concept.
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parliamentary regime
Tuesday, April 29, 19:37
The constitutional reforms become senseless without transition to a
parliamentary regime, Aghvan Vardanyan, member of the ARF
Dashnaktsutyun Faction, said in Parliament on Tuesday.
"ARFD comes out for transition to a parliamentary regime. The current
situation demonstrates that the semi-presidential system considerably
endangers democracy. The parliamentary regime creates a system of
checks and balances inside the power and makes the Government
accountable to the Parliament", said Vardanyan. He is sure that only
the parliamentary regime is able to hinder the multiple reproduction
of the incumbent authorities.
To recall, on April 10 the Presidential Committee for Constitutional
Reform made public a preliminary draft concept 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. The authors of the draft
concept offer changes to the system of the presidential election.
The presidential contenders must be non-party men, which will make
them impartial arbiters for the legislative and executive powers. The
new reforms will give the president a role of an arbiter with no
executive powers. The authors of the project of constitutional reform
explain such 'innovations' with the intention to de-monopolize the
power, as a super-powerful president enjoying the support of the
parliamentary majority inherently grasps the power. Meanwhile, the
Committee members say a president having no party belonging will not
be able to monopolize the power in the country. The concept is to be
presented on July 1.
In this context, Vardanyan called on the public and political forces
to take an active part in the debates on the draft concept of
constitutional reforms before 1 July 2014. If it becomes known that
the reforms do not imply a switch to the parliamentary regime, the
ARFD will come out against the concept.
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