Hayatsk: Arkadi Ghukasyan will be next President of Armenia?
The Armenian authorities have instructed the commission on constitutional amendments to amend Article 50 of the Constitution, reducing 10 years of permanent residence in Armenia, which is required for running for president, to 5 years, Hayatsk newspaper reports, citing its sources.
According to the paper’s sources, the authorities have decided to “match” the Constitution to the next presidential candidate and they intend to make former NKR President Arkadi Ghukasyan the next President of Armenia in 2018. He has permanently resided in Armenia for 2-3 years and will not have 10 years residence in 2018, so it is necessary to reduce the threshold, the paper notes.