Tuesday, March 10 2020 15:09

ArmInfo.As soon as a referendum on constitutional amendments was scheduled, some people stated that the government was going to falsify the results of this referendum, but  this is not so. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan announced  this on March 10 in Meghri in the framework of the "Yes" campaign.

He noted that Armenia will never again have rigged elections. "I have  said more than once that I'll cut off my hands, but I will never  allow at least one vote to be falsified during the referendum.  Moreover, I'll cut off the hand of someone who tries to carry out  these falsifications. The power in Armenia belongs to the people and  that's the point. This issue is not being discussed, "the prime  minister said. Pashinyan said that the topic is also being discussed  that the country's leadership wants to stay in power longer. "We do  not set ourselves the task of staying in power for a long time. At  that very moment, when the people of Armenia decide that it is time  for me to leave my post, I will immediately fulfill their demand,"  the head of the Cabinet emphasized.

Touching upon the situation with the Constitutional Court, the prime  minister said: "The Constitutional Court is the last remnant of the  Kocharyan-Serzh regime in the country, and the people of Armenia will  be freed from this remnant on April 5."

Pashinyan recalled that he repeatedly noted his intention not to  interfere in the country's judicial system.  "After that, some people  decided that since the head of state does not want to control the  judicial system, then they will do it. And they are trying to do this  in the judicial system, but we will not allow this through a  referendum. But the final decision is yours, "he said.

To recall, on February 9, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian  scheduled a referendum on constitutional amendments on April 5 this  year. Earlier on February 6, the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia adopted a decision on submitting draft amendments to the  Constitution to the referendum. 88 MPs voted for this decision,  against- 15. It is a question of introducing amendments to Article  213 of the Constitution, providing for the dissolution of the  Constitutional Court. The Minister of Territorial Administration and  Infrastructures Suren Papikyan headed the "Yes" campaign, formed by  the Civil Contract party. As for the "No" initiative group, its top  ten included Ruben Melikyan, Gohar Meloyan, Arsen Babayan, Elinar  Vardanyan, Tigran Atanesyan, Astghik Matevosyan, Artak Asatryan,  Siranush Sahakyan, Anahit Sargsyan, Arsen Mkrtchyan.