Discussions on constitutional amendments continue in Armenia.
Modern.az reports that this was stated by Armenian Justice Minister Srbui Galyan at a briefing for journalists.
According to the minister, the issue of publishing the text of the Constitution was discussed at yesterday's meeting of the board of the ruling "Civil Contract" Party.
"We will finalize these works in the near future, because we are waiting for the opinions of our colleagues. We will need 1-2 weeks to collect and process these opinions and hold a few more discussions. After that, a decision will be made on whether the text is ready for publication," Galyan said.
The minister also answered the question of why the text of the Constitution has not been published yet.
She stated that the document is not yet fully ready and some of her colleagues have not had time to submit their notes:
"I have spoken about this issue many times. The text is not ready because a number of our colleagues have not had the opportunity to submit their direct notes. The decision on whether or not to publish the text is not a unilateral decision."
Galyan also commented on the question of whether the government would be able to amend the constitution with 61 mandates.
"Today, the government does not have a constitutional majority. We have repeatedly stated that the issue of making amendments to the Constitution has been on our agenda since the revolution. This has been part of our political agenda," the minister emphasized.
In the parliamentary elections, the Civil Contract Party led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will get 64 seats, the "Strong Armenia" bloc 29 seats, and the "Armenia" bloc 12 seats.
Therefore, the Civil Contract Party maintains a parliamentary majority by holding three-fifths of the seats in parliament. This allows the ruling party to independently adopt constitutional laws and make appointments to key positions. However, at least two-thirds of the parliamentary mandates - 70 seats - are required to create a constitutional majority. Therefore, Pashinyan's party will not be able to make unilateral changes to the Armenian Constitution.
It should be recalled that the Armenian constitution, adopted on July 5, 1995, is considered the biggest obstacle to peace. This is because the text of the supreme law refers to the Declaration of Independence, which contains territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has repeatedly emphasized to official Yerevan the importance of amending its constitution on this issue.
