Anna Grigoryan: The authorities` proposal to join the process of adopting a new Constitution is unacceptable for the opposition "Armenia" faction

ArmInfo. The government's proposal to join the process of adopting a new Constitution is unacceptable for the opposition "Armenia" faction. Anna Grigoryan, the leader of the faction, told reporters on October 30.

According to her, the faction will vote against the "Aliyev Constitution." The MP noted that the faction's position is not a whim, but the mandate of the political force that has come to the country's parliament. "Our voters gave us a mandate not to allow the adoption of the "Aliyev Constitution." Therefore, expecting us to vote for its adoption is simply impossible," Grigoryan said, adding that the government's actions on this issue pursue only one goal: to ensure an unprecedented consensus. Currently, such consensus does not exist among political forces. In this context, it's foolish to expect the faction to take this step. "This proposal is unacceptable. I've said before that this is not an initiative of the Armenian authorities, but Aliyev's proposal," the opposition figure noted. She pointed out the fact that the draft Basic Law contains virtually nothing about abandoning the super-prime ministerial system of government. The only thing it will contain is the rejection of the preamble, which refers to the Declaration of Independence. This is precisely the only thing Azerbaijan insists on. "That's why we say that the draft new Constitution is Aliyev's Constitution. No matter how much the authorities try to embellish the new Constitution, its content is... "This is merely a precondition on the part of Baku, which the Armenian side must fulfill," Anna Grigoryan emphasized.

As a reminder, the day before, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a number of statements regarding the development of a new Constitution, relations with the opposition, and possible early elections. Pashinyan called the text of Armenia's Declaration of Independence "anti-state," stating that the existence of an independent state is impossible with such a text. According to the Prime Minister, the adoption of a new Basic Law was part of the Civil Contract party's election program. The draft of the new Constitution is planned to be published in the near future. Pashinyan also emphasized that the reform is linked to the desire to adapt the country to new geopolitical realities and make the world institutional. The current Constitution contains a reference to the 1990 Declaration of Independence, which mentions the resolution on the reunification of the Armenian SSR and Nagorno-Karabakh, which Baku considers unacceptable. to sign a peace treaty.

However, the ruling Civil Contract party, which won 64 of the 105 seats in the National Assembly in the summer elections, lacks a constitutional majority to pass the new law on its own. This requires the support of opposition MPs. Pashinyan stated that the authorities could formulate a proposal the opposition would be unable to resist. He also suggested using public pressure, including organizing demonstrations by government supporters outside parliament, to demand that opposition MPs vote for the referendum.