Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian dismissed at the weekend sweeping constitutional changes planned by Armenia's leadership, saying that his recently formed political group will not even discuss them with President Serzh Sarkisian.
Pashinian echoed critics' claims that the constitutional reform is primarily aimed at prolonging Sarkisian's rule. "Discussing one or another constitutional model means discussing one or another scenario of the reproduction of Serzh Sarkisian's regime," he told RFE/RL's Armenian service (Azatututyun.am).
Pashinian also disagreed with those opposition groups who support the reform in principle because it envisages Armenia's transformation into a parliamentary republic with a more powerful prime minister. He disputed their arguments that the parliamentary system of governance would facilitate the country's democratization.
Armenian News
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