YEREVAN. – A total of 97 organizations have been registered to participate in Friday’s National Assembly (NA) hearings regarding the constitutional reform.

Head of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) NA Faction, Vahram Baghdasaryan, told the above-said to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“I don’t think anyone who is concerned about the problems of our state will keep himself away from discussion of the constitutional amendments,” noted the RPA faction leader. “This applies even more so to the political forces [in the country].”

The new draft Constitution of Armenia has been forwarded to the NA. The respective parliamentary debates will get underway during the first four-day fall session, which will commence on September 15. And as per the NA speaker, the constitutional referendum should be conducted in late fall.

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