The Deputy Speaker of the Armenian Parliament does not believe that the opposition will oppose the will of the Armenian people in the adoption of a new Constitution.

ArmInfo. Deputy Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Vahagn Aleksanyan does not believe the opposition will be opposed to the Armenian people expressing their will on the adoption of a new Constitution.

On October 28, speaking to journalists about how the authorities intend to persuade the opposition to support the draft new Constitution, Aleksanyan stated that the relevant discussion would take place at a plenary session of the National Assembly. When asked whether the ruling Civil Contract faction fears that if the opposition refuses, the authorities will not be able to secure a constitutional majority in the event of snap elections, the Deputy Speaker of the Armenian Parliament noted that everything will depend on the will of the Armenian people.

"First, we need to reach a situation where snap parliamentary elections are held. I think this issue will still need to be discussed after the text of the new Constitution is presented to parliament." "We'll see who votes and how. Secondly, in my opinion, even if we don't have a constitutional majority as a result of the snap or regular elections, by then the current opposition will either no longer be in parliament or will have diminished in number. "Who said that the larger, non-government factions that replace it won't share a pro-government agenda?" Aleksanyan asked.

The Deputy Speaker of the Armenian Parliament also clarified his confidence that the current government will retain its position by then, and that the current opposition will no longer be represented in parliament. "It's obvious that the opposition in its current composition will no longer be represented in parliament." "This is evidenced by the results of the recent local government elections," Aleksanyan concluded.

It should be noted that during a briefing on October 22, the Armenian Prime Minister did not rule out holding early parliamentary elections if the parliamentary opposition is unable to vote for the decision to submit the new Constitution to a referendum.

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 does not have the 2/3 majority necessary to make direct amendments to the Armenian Constitution. It should be added that since the occupation of Artsakh, demands have frequently been voiced from Baku to amend the Armenian Constitution due to its alleged territorial claims against Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani side presents the fulfillment of these and other demands as a precondition for concluding a "peace treaty."