The Social-Democrat Hunchakian Party (SDHP) thinks that the issue of constitutional reforms should not be considered through the prism of power-opposition confrontation, Narek Galstyan, Head of the SDHP Board, said during a seminar "Constitutional Reforms. Development Perspectives".
In Galstyan's word, the Social-Democrat Hunchakyan Party was the first to advocate parliamentarism as an efficient governance system. He does not share the opinion that the new draft Constitution allows the authorities to retain grip on power. He noted that the current constitution also has levers of influence for retention of the ruling regime's power.
"The opposition thinks the lack of regulation of the supreme commander-in-chief's institution is a huge flaw, whereas the State of Israel - since it was founded - has been perfectly coping with the tasks without both a Basic Law and the supreme commander-in-chief's institution," Galstyan said, adding that he also disagrees with the thesis that a steady majority is a misfortune for Armenia. "The majority voting system has caused a lot of problems in Armenia. The lawmakers elected under that system have nothing to do with lawmaking, as a rule," he said.
At the same time, Galstyan advocates a shift in power, because he thinks Armenia needs system changes. However, he added that the president's institution has run its course and it is necessary to switch to a more democratic system of governance, which has shown its worth in many developed countries.