YEREVAN. – ARF Dashnaktsutyun will not participate in the rally of three parliamentary political forces on October 10 because of differences on constitutional reforms, head of ARF faction Armen Rustamyan told reporters.

“We want to see shifting to parliamentary system of government. We have a package that we are ready to discuss and agree on. As to the rally, we have to express certain position. But, the issue of constitutional reforms is so important, and the views so different, that it is impossible to hold a joint rally,” he explained.

Rustamyan noted that the parties had not agreed upon including the issue of constitutional reforms in rally's agenda. The ARF members were confident that only 12 demands would be discussed.

On June 10, the four non-ruling National Assembly factions (Armenian National Congress, Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, and Heritage) issued their twelve-point demands from the authorities.

These demands specifically refer to the mandatory funded pension plan, the restart of the operations of capital city Yerevan’s Nairit chemical rubber plant, a revision of the fines for traffic violations, passing to 100-percent proportional parliamentary elections, and the refusal of any international integration that will undermine the Armenia-Karabakh single economic space.