Council of Europe Venice Commission will not hinder Armenia`s  sustainable development process

ArmInfo.The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe will not hinder the process of sustainable development of Armenia. The chairman of the Venice  Commission, Gianni Buquicchio, said this on the eve of the meeting  with the acting First Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Ararat  Mirzoyan.

According to the press service of the government, the Venice  Commission confirmed the recommendations on changing the Electoral  Code at least a year before the elections, but noted that a special  situation was created in Armenia.  In turn, Ararat Mirzoyan, who is  in Venice at the invitation of the Venice Commission of the Council  of Europe, expressed gratitude to the commission for the effective  cooperation of the Venice Commission and the Government of Armenia.   After the meeting, Ararat Mirzoyan spoke at the 116th plenary session  of the Venice Commission. He presented to the commission the process  of reforming the Electoral Code of Armenia and the main changes that  are proposed to be made in the Electoral Code. Ararat Mirzoyan also  shared information about political events in Armenia and informed the  Commission about the resignation of the Prime Minister. He noted that  the early parliamentary elections are intended to take stock of the  democratic peaceful revolution in the country, as well as overcome  the existing political, institutional and constitutional crisis,  forming a truly representative parliament, as the current legislative  body, which was elected just a year ago, did not reflects the  political will and preferences of the Armenian people.  Chairman of  the Supreme Judicial Council Gagik Harutyunyan, the representative of  Armenia in the Venice Commission recalled the importance of ensuring  a stable parliamentary majority, enshrined in the Constitution of  Armenia, and stressed that today this principle has been violated in  Armenia. Then Harutyunyan noted that holding parliamentary elections  in December is the only way to overcome not only the political, but  also the legal and constitutional crisis that exists in the country.   Touching on the question of early elections, Gagik Harutyunyan noted  that holding extraordinary elections under the current Electoral Code  poses the greatest risk for organizing elections compared to the  option of organizing the electoral process, which will include the  proposed amendments.