YEREVAN. – There was a clash, on Monday outside the National Assembly (NA) building, between the police and the participants in the “No” front of the political and civic forces that are against the proposed amendments to the Constitution of Armenia.

The melee occurred when the police officers tried to yank off a large banner that read “No” from the NA enclosure.

The Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter informed from the scene that the situation is still tense. The officers of the law do not permit the demonstrators to climb the enclosure and hang the said banner up yet again.

And a man was detained a while ago.

The demonstrators are standing outside the parliament building, and waiting for the results of the NA voting on the new draft Constitution.

If the parliament passes the proposed constitutional amendments, a respective referendum is expected to be conducted in early December.

Pursuant to the new draft Constitution, Armenia will make a transition from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary system of governance.