Constitutional referendum launched in Armenia
06.12.2015,
09:46
A constitutional referendum began in Armenia on Sunday at 08:00. As many as 1,997 polling stations are open all over the country. The voting will be over at 20:00.
YEREVAN, December 6. /ARKA/. A constitutional referendum began in Armenia on Sunday at 08:00. As many as 1,997 polling stations are open all over the country. The voting will be over at 20:00.
The voter list consists of 2,550,323 people. The amendments to the Constitution will be considered adopted if more than a half of the number of the people who have voted, but no less than one quarter of the number of the people in the list cast their votes in favor of it.
The amendments imply transition from the current half-presidential rule to the parliamentary model. They increase the presidential term from five years to seven. The president will be elected not by the nation, but by the parliament.
The amendments restrict the president’s powers. One person can be elected the president only once.
In accordance with the amendments, the head of state will be elected by a three quarters majority in the first round. If he fails to be elected in the first round, then votes of three fifth of MPs will be needed. If the second round produces no results, the president will be elected by a simple majority of votes.
The document declares the government the supreme executive institution that works out and implements domestic and foreign policies. It is also in charge of state administration.
The new Constitution obliges the president to appoint to the prime-ministerial post a person from the party or party bloc that won the parliamentary elections.
More than 100 international and several thousand local observers are involved in the process. ---0---
The voter list consists of 2,550,323 people. The amendments to the Constitution will be considered adopted if more than a half of the number of the people who have voted, but no less than one quarter of the number of the people in the list cast their votes in favor of it.
The amendments imply transition from the current half-presidential rule to the parliamentary model. They increase the presidential term from five years to seven. The president will be elected not by the nation, but by the parliament.
The amendments restrict the president’s powers. One person can be elected the president only once.
In accordance with the amendments, the head of state will be elected by a three quarters majority in the first round. If he fails to be elected in the first round, then votes of three fifth of MPs will be needed. If the second round produces no results, the president will be elected by a simple majority of votes.
The document declares the government the supreme executive institution that works out and implements domestic and foreign policies. It is also in charge of state administration.
The new Constitution obliges the president to appoint to the prime-ministerial post a person from the party or party bloc that won the parliamentary elections.
More than 100 international and several thousand local observers are involved in the process. ---0---
