ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER: WHEN REFORMING THE ELECTION CODE, WE MUST NOT
BE GUIDED WITH A PRINCIPLE THAT “GUILLOTINE IS THE BEST REMEDY FOR DANDRUFF,”
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18. ARMINFO. When reforming the Election Code,
we must not be guided with a principle that “guillotine is the best
remedy for dandruff,” says Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Artur
Baghdasaryan in his interview with the Armenian Second TV channel
“H2.” A.Baghdasaryan is the Leader of the Orinats Yerkir party included
in the ruling coalition.
In his words, two project of distribution of the parliamentary seats
exist at present: either 100% proportional system, or 60% and 40%
in favor of the proportional system. Each political force expressing
its opinion on this problem must be ready to a compromise. At present
70%/30% version is considered, which will maintain the rights of
single-mandate seats as well. It will allow political forces to
develop. A consensus is reached and the draft reforms, including
in them expansion of observers’ rights, will be submitted to the
Parliament in February, 2005, the speaker says.