Ara Babloyan: Constitutional changes in Armenia are possible only in  case of political consensus

ArmInfo. Constitutional changes in Armenia are possible only in case of political consensus. President of the National Assembly Ara Babloyan said this on  September 11, answering the question about what  he thinks of the proposal for constitutional changes that will lead to the self-dissolution of the parliament.

The President of the National Assembly noted that such a proposal has  not yet been received. "This is a political process that can be  resolved through discussions and consensus, that is, such a decision  can not be made on the basis of the will of one or two political  figures, this decision can be taken solely on the basis of  consensus," the President of the National Assembly explained.  

At the same time, Babloyan noted that he can not say with certainty  when early elections to parliament will take place. "As you know, a  working group has now been set up in parliament that is engaged in  legislative changes, and these works are not yet completed, so I can  not name the exact time of the early elections to the National  Assembly," the speaker concluded.

To note on September 2, during a video message, Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan said that the government is developing a draft of  constitutional reforms on the self-dissolution of the parliament.  According to him, the parliamentary elections should be held no later  than early June 2019.  RPA MP Armen Ashotyan reacted very negatively  to this statement of Pashinyan, who noted that it would be wonderful  if the government of the country occupied itself with its direct  duties, and would direct all efforts to improve the lives of Armenian  citizens.