ArmInfo. The new constitution of Armenia envisages a transition to a fourth republic. Vahagn Aleksanyan, MP from the ruling Civil Contract faction, told reporters on February 8.
As an example, he cited the experience of France, where, after the adoption of the last constitution, the fifth republic was formed. The MP noted that there will be no substantive changes in the draft Basic Law of the country, but it is necessary to keep in mind what is happening around the authorities' initiative. We are talking about a campaign directed against the Republic of Armenia by certain forces. "When these forces raise objections regarding the teaching subject "History of the Armenian people," we can clearly say that they are directed against the sovereignty of the country," the MP said, adding that the history of the country should be taught in the Republic of Armenia, rather than the entire Armenian people.
Aleksanyan noted that one of the problems of the current Basic Law is the preamble to the Constitution, which contains a provision regarding Artsakh and the Armenian Genocide. "We have been speaking about this openly, despite manipulations and falsifications by certain forces. The Republic of Armenia must have a Constitution that will serve the interests of the Republic of Armenia, and not one that was written during the collapse of the empire," the representative of the ruling party emphasized.
However, he added that it is too early to talk about a finished package of the Constitution, since it simply does not exist. To develop it, it is necessary to hear the opinion of the public and people.
On January 19, at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, Pashinyan said that Armenia needs a new Constitution that will make the Republic of Armenia more viable in the new geopolitical conditions. The prime minister's opponents stated that the initiative comes from Baku, mainly with the goal of eliminating from the Constitution references to the Declaration of Independence, which contains reference to the resolution on the reunification of the Armenian SSR and Nagorno-Karabakh. The 11th paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, which states that the Republic of Armenia supports international recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in Ottoman Turkey, is also considered problematic.