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Operational headquarters have been set up in the Armenian police. The headquarters will operate before and during the upcoming referendum on the constitutional reform in the country.

First Deputy Chief of the Armenian Police Hunan Poghosyan was appointed as head of the operational headquarters, while Deputy Police Chief Vardan Yeghiazaryan will serve as the headquarters’ deputy head , according to the police press service.

For information on functions of the police before and during the referendum in Armenia, citizens can call the hotlines: 010 54 69 12 and 010 54 69 14.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on August 21 sent the draft constitutional amendments 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 of December 4.