Hraparak daily of the Republic of Armenia (RA) writes: Domestic political life in Artsakh [(Nagorno-Karabakh)] is not getting peaceful. There will be personnel changes [in the government] in the near future.

(…) the removal of [Minister of State] Ruben Vardanyan [from office] is inevitable. The Russian side also has approved it, suggesting that the people of Artsakh find the solution themselves.

Artsakh authorities and political forces, unlike the RA authorities, prefer compromise solutions and consensus, rather than excessive confrontation. That is the reason that the option of a peaceful resolution and the issue of constitutional amendments are being discussed.

The thing is that in order to subject the Constitution [of Artsakh] to global changes, a constitutional referendum should be organized, which is complicated and difficult to implement at this time.

The organization of the elections also may not go smoothly. However, everyone understands that the life of Artsakh cannot depend on one person, the president, whose resignation or sudden death can make the country face the reality.

According to the current Constitution, in the event of the departure of the Artsakh president, the NA [(National Assembly)] president takes over the leadership of the country, who must organize elections within 1 month, but does not have the function of governing the country; for example, he cannot appoint a minister of state or a government, etc. In Artsakh, they have decided to change this provision: without a referendum, by adopting a transitional provision of the Constitution in the parliament, by which the president of Artsakh can be elected by the parliament—with two-thirds of the votes of the MPs.