YEREVAN. – The December 6 referendum on constitutional amendments will become a turning point in Armenia.

Member of the Ruling Republican Party of Armenia National Assembly (RPA NA) Faction, Artak Davtyan, stated the above-said at a press conference on Tuesday.

“If the people say ‘yes,’ [it’s] good, and if they say ‘no,’ [it’s] good again,” Davtyan said. “Each and every citizen must respect that decision. (…). [But] if the constitutional reforms are accepted, we [i.e. Armenia] will have a Constitution that is devoid of drawbacks.”

In the RPA MP’s words, however, time will tell whether or not Armenia will switch to a parliamentary system of government.

“But the draft of the constitutional reforms is quite flexible,” Artak Davtyan added. “It will respond immediately to any challenge Armenia faces.”

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.