Jan 26 2021
16:52, 26.01.2021
We will hold a public discussion and then place the draft amendments to the Electoral Code into circulation in February. This is what deputy of the My Step faction of the National Assembly of Armenia Hamazasp Danielyan told reporters after the faction’s session today.
“When we were planning the electoral reforms one-and-a-half years ago, we expressed the idea that we would touch upon the main part after the constitutional amendments since there are provisions in the electoral procedure that are regulated by the Constitution, and taking into consideration the fact that the Constitution hadn’t been amended yet and the package of the Electoral Code was mostly ready, we were considering the question whether we should try to make certain constitutional amendments in parliament,” he said.
Asked if the faction had considered the idea of providing the National Assembly with the opportunity to self-dissolution, Danielyan stated that this was also considered during the session. “When snap elections are held, the period for campaigning is, in essence, short, especially for small and new forces to present their viewpoints. Consequently, there is a need for self-dissolution, but can the constitutional amendments be made in parliament? This isn’t only up to the My Step faction to decide. The amendment requires at least 88 votes. Consequently, the opposition also has to express its views,” he said.