MP: Armenia finds itself in political crisis

ArmInfo. After the trilateral agreement on Karabakh signed on November 9, Armenia found itself in political crisis. Edmon Marukyan, leader of the Enlightened  Armenia party and faction of the same name of the RA National  Assembly, stated this at the December 7 parliamentary hearings  devoted to finding a way out of the current situation.

Prior to that, as the deputy noted, the country found itself in a  deep economic and social crisis, and it became necessary to find a  way out of this situation through discussions. The Enlightened  Armenia Party, being a parliamentary force, offers an open format for  discussions, proposing proposals and ideas.  Marukyan said that the  invitation to participate in the hearings was also sent to the ruling  My Step faction, which, however, refused to participate in the  discussions.

The MP noted that the Constitutional Court of Armenia accepted the  appeal of one fifth of the deputy corps on the constitutionality of  the amendments to the Basic Law of the country adopted by the RA  National Assembly. An appeal to the Constitutional Court was sent by  two opposition factions - "Enlightened Armenia" and "Prosperous  Armenia".

Recall that on June 22 of this year, the National Assembly of Armenia  today with 89 votes in favor, in the absence of votes against and  abstaining, in the second and final reading adopted a bill presented  by a group of deputies of the pro-government faction "My Step" on  amendments to the Constitution regarding the composition of the  Constitutional court (COP). On that day, two opposition factions,  "Prosperous Armenia" and "Enlightened Armenia" boycotted the  extraordinary session of the parliament, and their representatives  did not take part either in the discussion or in the voting on the  bill. In accordance with the amendments to Article 213 of the  Constitution of Armenia, presented by 54 deputies from the ruling My  Step bloc, the powers of the judges of the Constitutional Court, who  have been in office for more than 12 years, should be terminated. The  rest of the judges continue to work until the expiration of 12 years  as judges of the Constitutional Court. In addition, it is envisaged  that the term of office of the President of the Constitutional Court  is terminated, and after this position becomes vacant, the President  of the Constitutional Court is elected in the manner prescribed by  Article 166 of the Constitution, which is carried out after the  vacant positions of judges of the Constitutional Court are filled.