YEREVAN. – In the past, all political forces in Armenia were speaking about to need for constitutional amendments in the country.

Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun Party MP Artsvik Minasyan noted the abovementioned at Tuesday’s public debates on the proposed constitutional amendments.

“[But] the change in the system of governance is another issue,” Minasyan agreed. “Little has been said on the second matter.”

As for the accusations against President Serzh Sargsyan that he wants to change the Constitution to hold on to power, the ARF MP recommended to read the working Constitution and become convinced that either the President or the parliament can make such an initiative.

Artsvik Minasyan concluded that those who simply oppose any innovation without understanding it attempt to maintain the current structure; that is, to “reproduce” the current authorities.

On October 5, the National Assembly 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.