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Deputy of the opposition faction ‘Heritage’ of the Armenian parliament Zaruhi Postanjyan accused her colleagues from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) of not ensuring a high turnout at debates of the draft amendments to the Constitution of Armenia during the special sitting of parliament today.

“Do you call it a substantive discussion? Bravo, you have succeeded in discussing the constitutional reform!” she said adding that although her speech is not related to the draft under discussion, she believes that RPA-initiated constitutional reforms are aimed at “disarming the people” in order to remain at the helm of the state.

In her words, the ongoing parliamentary debates of the draft constitutional amendments are nothing less than a show.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan submitted on August 21 the draft amendments in the Constitution of Armenia to the National Assembly. The draft amendments had been developed by the Specialized Commission on Constitutional Reforms adjunct to Armenian President. Vardan Poghosyan, a member of the Commission, has been appointed as official representative of Armenian President for presentation of the draft amendments to the Constitution in the National Assembly of Armenia. On September 11 the draft amendments to the Constitution were put on the agenda of the plenary sitting of the parliament’s autumn session that started on September 15 after the parliamentary standing committee on state and legal affairs gave a positive opinion on the draft. Serzh Sargsyan has already held consultations on the approaches stated in the draft new Constitution with representatives of various political parties.