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The campaign headquarters of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will hold a regular sitting on October 24 to clarify the tactics of RPA’s campaign ahead  of the constitutional reform referendum due in the winter, the head of the party’s parliamentary faction Vahram Baghdasaryan told Panorama.am.

“The headquarters already conducted two sittings. During the third sitting on Saturday, the participants will clarify the tactics of RPA, determine who will implement different parts of the work,  and appoint the person responsible for the campaign. We will also discuss activities of regional campaign offices.  Our tactics will already be known on October 26,” the MP said.
According to him, as part of RPA’s propaganda campaign, regional meetings will take place with the participation of MPs elected from those districts – ‘in order to present provisions of the draft amendments to the Constitution of Armenia”.

Baghdasaryan said that Armenian President, RPA Chairman Serzh Sargsyan will specify the format of his participation in the campaign after he returns from Spain, but the issue has not yet been discussed by the party.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on August 21 sent the draft constitutional amendment to the country’s parliament. The draft was developed by the Special Commission on Constitutional Reforms adjunct to Armenian President. Following the debates, the Armenian parliament adopted on October 5 the draft decision of the National Assembly on its consent for the document to be put to a referendum. The decision was passed by a majority of the votes: 104 MPs voted in favor, 10 against, with 3 abstentions. The draft was supported by the factions of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), and opposition ARF-Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) and Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP). Opposition factions ‘Heritage’ and ‘Armenian National Congress (ANC), and 2 MPs of opposition faction ‘Orinats Yerkir’ voted against. The Armenian president set December 6, 2015 as the date for the constitutional referendum. The campaign for the constitutional reform in Armenia began on October 10 and will end at midnight December 4.