YEREVAN. – The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia summed up the preliminary results of the referendum on constitutional amendments.

As per CEC Chairman Tigran Mukuchyan, 825,851 people—or 63.35 percent of voters—said “yes,” whereas 421,600 people—or 32.35 percent—said “no” to the proposed amendments.

In line with preliminary data, however, the voter turnout in the referendum was quite low, as 1,296,368 people, or 50.51 percent of the total number of voters, have cast their ballots in this plebiscite.

According to the protocol, there were 2,547,918 people on the main lists of participants in the referendum, and 2,567,047 citizens were eligible to vote in the plebiscite.

The referendum on Armenia’s constitutional amendments was conducted on Sunday.

Following the independence of Armenia in 1991, the Constitution was adopted on July 5, 1995, which is marked as Constitution Day.

The Constitution was amended in 2005, and the country switched from a presidential to a semi-presidential system of governance.

And pursuant to the currently proposed amendments, the country will make a transition from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary system of governance, and conduct completely proportional parliamentary elections.