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Armenia’s planned transfer to a parliamentary republic from the current semi-presidential system will improve the country’s security, President Serzh Sargsyan told Sputnik Armenia, in an interview with renowned Russian journalist Dmitry Kiselyov.

As per the President, the current system in the country allows for a deadlock between the presidential executive authority and the parliamentary majority, in case the latter is from a rival political bloc. And vesting political power in the parliament will allow for a more efficient distribution of decision-making in terms of security issues, according to Sargsyan.

“The [current] constitution says that the president is responsible for the security and the territorial integrity of the country. The president is the commander-in-chief,” added Sargsyan. “The commander-in-chief is tasked with ensuring that the state is working to solve military-political issues. And how could he do that without having the right to spend some of the budget?

“And second, it seems to me that, in this situation, it’s better that [respective] right be where the accountability is.

“So I think that this [parliamentary] form of government will lead to Armenia’s security being better ensured.”

As per Serzh Sargsyan, parliamentary oversight is a very effective form of governance for the systems and organizations that have rights and accountability.

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