Adoption of new Constitution to remain on ruling party`s agenda - rep 

ArmInfo.  The adoption of a new Constitution of Armenia has been on our agenda since 2019 and will remain there. Artur Hovhannisyan, secretary of the ruling Civil  Contract faction, stated this during a briefing in the Armenian  parliament, when asked whether it was true that some within the  political party were dissatisfied with not having secured a  constitutional majority.

According to Hovhannisyan, such statements are absurd. "The ruling  Civil Contract faction will form the government alone, and we see no  obstacles to serving the interests of our country. We are only  dissatisfied with the fact that electoral bribes were allowed to be  distributed during these elections," the faction secretary stated.

Hovhannisyan assured that their political force will continue to  pursue its agenda and will definitely find solutions to achieve its  goals. Specifically, as the secretary of the ruling faction  explained, they intend to implement changes that will allow them to  subsequently adopt a new Constitution. However, he did not explain  how they intend to accomplish this. "Adopting a new Constitution has  been on our agenda since 2019. And we do not intend to deviate from  this path. We will find solutions to this issue. We see that they  exist-both legal and political. They will be more visible once the  new government is formed," Hovhannisyan stated.

In turn, Alkhas Ghazaryan, a member of the Armenian parliament from  the ruling Civil Contract faction, stated that, in their opinion, the  country has been saved from a "power grab." She also commented on the  opposition's announcement of the unification process, stating that  they have been hearing about this for several days.

"In fact, they united a long time ago, as evidenced by their similar  working styles. All the cases brought against them by the  Anti-Corruption Committee are proof that they worked against the  statehood of Armenia. But I want to congratulate the citizens of  Armenia on their ability to retain power. They (the opposition - ed.)  said they would do it today, and if not today, then tomorrow (they  will come to power - ed.). In reality, all this was said simply to  remain in the political arena. But 12 days have passed since the  elections, and I don't see any problem; they can't cast any shadow on  the elections. Looking for logic in their words, in my opinion, is  pointless. "We haven't heard a single logical thought from them even  during the pre-election period," Kazaryan stated.

It's noteworthy that only two journalists from pro-government media  outlets attended the meeting with representatives of the ruling  faction. Consequently, at the end of the briefing, Hovhannisyan  accused the opposition journalists of not being interested in  Armenia's agenda and other important issues, given that they hadn't  shown up for the meeting with the Civil Contract representatives.  Before leaving, he advised the pro-government journalists to ask the  opposition representative the specific questions he had voiced.

As a reminder, following the results of the regular parliamentary  elections in Armenia held on June 7, 2026, the Civil Contract party  has a 3/5 majority, which allows it to pass constitutional laws and  make appointments. However, the party lacks the 2/3 majority  necessary to directly amend the Armenian Constitution.

Since the occupation of Artsakh, demands to amend the Armenian  Constitution have frequently been voiced from Baku due to the fact  that It allegedly contains territorial claims against Azerbaijan.  Azerbaijan presents compliance with these and other demands as a  precondition for concluding a "peace treaty." However, independent  experts tend to believe that the more Armenia complies, the more  demands Azerbaijan makes.