YEREVAN. – The constitutional process is not a selection of texts, but a political process.

Head of the opposition Armenian National Congress National Assembly (ANC NA) Faction, Levon Zurabyan, stated the aforementioned at Tuesday’s debates on the proposed constitutional amendments.

Zurabyan noted that no established country would resort to constitutional amendments and a change in its system of governance.

“Once the rules of the game turn into a toy, the Constitution ceases to play the part of an important document,” added the ANC MP.

In his view, last year’s protests forced President Serzh Sargsyan to consider the major threats, and this is why Sargsyan wants to change the system of government in Armenia.

He added that the proposed constitutional amendments are aimed at “eternalizing” the incumbent president’s rule.

On October 5, the NA passed, and by a vast majority of votes, the decision on agreeing to hold a referendum on the draft amendments to the Constitution.

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

And the President has set December 6 as Referendum Day.