YEREVAN. – The draft of the new Electoral Code of Armenia has been sent to the Venice Commission. Minister of justice Rustam Badasyan told this to reporters in parliament on Monday.

He believes that the current Electoral Code is not very suitable for Armenia. "For many years, the ‘rating’ electoral system was, in fact, the disguised majoritarian electoral system. The proportional [representation] electoral system is more suitable for a country like Armenia; discussions on this issue continue. The draft amendments to the Electoral Code have been put into circulation by the parliament, which [the draft] has been sent to the Venice Commission," the minister said.

According to him, if these amendments are adopted quickly enough, there will be no obstacles before holding elections in Armenia under the new Electoral Code.