ArmInfo.According to the new Electoral Code, it is established that the elections to the National Assembly of Armenia will be held according to the usual proportional lists, that is, not according to the rating system. This was stated on October 9 by Daniel Ioannisyan, secretary of the commission on the reform of the Electoral Code, at a public debate on the IC reform project.
According to him, the rating electoral system is completely rejected, as was established in the government program. "The threshold for entry will decrease by one percent, with the result that it will be 4% for parties and 6% for blocs. It is also planned that the minimum number of political forces that have entered the parliament, regardless of the threshold, will be 4, not 3. That is, the parliament will be formed of at least 4 political forces ", Ioannisyan said.
He also noticed that the rules of the game of election campaigning were slightly changed. "Broader resources for campaigning at the expense of public resources are given - free time on the air has increased, it has been established that there should be a televised debate, and at least one of them should be at the level of the first numbers of the list. Also, a form is set, according to which, army servicemen should have more opportunities to familiarize themselves with election programs, including, they should be able to watch televised debates, " Ioannisyan said.
He also noted that some reforms are envisaged in those norms that relate to the fraud of election results.
In conclusion, Daniel Ioannisyan noted that on Friday the draft amendments to the EC in English will be sent to the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, as well as to the OSCE / ODIHR.