YEREVAN. – The authorities of Armenia, with the new Constitution, want to create a controllable democracy.

The founding president of the Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs, political analyst Stiopa Safaryan, stated the aforementioned at a press conference on Friday.

In Safaryan’s words, the draft Constitution has at least three drawbacks: the creation of a stable majority in parliament, the election of the President by electors, and the unclear number of MPs.

Ruling Republican Party of Armenia MP Lernik Aleksanyan, on the other hand, argued that parliamentary elections—especially with a second round—are accepted worldwide.

“The objective here is that there should be an absolute majority in parliament because if the majority has accountability, it should also have rights,” noted Aleksanyan. “And the minority shall have the chance to gain a mandate in parliament.”

Chapters 1 through 7 of the new draft Constitution of Armenia were made public on Wednesday. Accordingly, the draft Constitution clearly indicates that the country will make a transition to a parliamentary system of governance.