ArmInfo.The President of Armenia could appeal to the Constitutional Court on the issue of referendum, but did not use this option. On February 10, MP from Bright Armenia faction Taron Simonyan stated this in a conversation with reporters.
According to the MP, Bright Armenia expressed tits position on this issue during a vote in parliament. "We convened a special meeting to discuss the matter regarding our future tactics before the referendum. I don't know exactly when this meeting will take place, but we will make a statement on this issue in the near future," Simonyan emphasized. He also emphasized that the highest level campaign had already begun. "The campaign has not only begun, but Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a corresponding statement on his Facebook page. This means that the campaign has already begun and is taking place at the highest level," the MP noted.
When asked whether it is possible at the level of judges of the Constitutional Court to appeal the appointment of a referendum, Simonyan replied that the President and one fifth of the MPs can appeal to the Constitutional Court, "he concluded.
It should be noted that on February 6, the Armenian parliament decided to submit draft amendments to the Constitution to the referendum. 88 MPs voted for this decision, 15 MPs – against , and abstained-0. Many deputies and human rights activists said that this decision is unconstitutional, since initially the deputies had to send their proposal to the Constitutional Court. To recall, even before the vote, the Prosperous Armenia faction stated that it would not take part in the vote.