ArmInfo.Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party, Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee Armen Ashotyan called on the new authorities of Armenia not to repeat the mistakes of the RPA.
"In its time, representatives of the Republican Party took some steps with which they deep in their hurts did not agree. One of the reasons for the collapse of the rule of the Republican Party was that sometimes they said things that they did not deeply agree with.
Do not fake yourself. You should not to repeat our mistakes and go against yourselves, because this led to the collapse of our power, " Ashotyan said.
Regarding the amendments to the Electoral Code, he said that it was not democratic to accept such a serious document in 24-hour mode. "The Venice Commission said the same thing, from the date of the adoption of the EC to the elections should take at least a year. At the same time, he stressed that this principle can be violated only if there is political consolidation around the issue. But today there is no political consolidation around the EC reform draft. So it turns out that we are now violating the norms of democracy and rights, "concluded Ashotyan.
To note the National Assembly is discussing the draft amendments to the EC and the package of related laws. The Cabinet of Ministers proposed that it be discussed in the 24-hour mode, but later it was agreed to hold the discussion in the 72-hour mode.