Friday, October 31 2014

Starting 3 November, the working group that consists of the members of the parliament from the opposition factions "Heritage", ARFD, Prosperous Armenia Party and Orinats Yerkir party will start drawing out alterations to the Electoral Code, secretary of the Orinats Yerkir faction, Hovannes Markaryan, told journalists today.

He said that the ruling RPA faction refused to work in the group. "As for Armenian National Congress, it also refused to work in the group, as they have already put into circulation of the parliament their own draft law about transition to 100% proportional electoral system", - he said. 

Markaryan emphasized that in the work of the group the key stress will be put on transition to 100% proportional electoral system. "The experience has shown that in Armenia politicians are elected by the proportional system and shot callers  - by the first past the post system", - he said. He also added that they are going to make a document which will be consensus for all the political forces. "We shall do our best to unite the out of parliament forces and international organizations around this issue", - Markaryan said and added that "Justice" party and Agrarian Party have also joined the group. 

Finally, the politician said that social and economic situation in the country dictate the necessity of making significant changes in the country and even the power shift.