YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Aghvan Vardanyan, Secretary of the ARF parliamentary faction, disagrees with the second President of the Republic of Armenia over his argument that Constitutional reforms lead to one-party system similar to the Soviet Union system. In an interview with journalists at the National Assembly, Aghvan Vardanyan emphasized that he always had the feeling of respect towards the second President, but their positions on Constitutional reforms are significantly diverge.

“We are deeply convinced that the parliamentary system of government will give our country much greater opportunities for development and will guide the country onto a much more democratic path”, “Armenpress” reports, Vardanyan mentioned.

The MP expressed conviction that the era of one-party system is left behind, emphasizing that long-term monopoly of one party is excluded nowadays. “And vice versa, the parliamentary system of government will give an opportunity to create mechanisms for making collegial decisions, and any, even theoretically possible majority must take into account the opinion of opposition, reach a consensus with opposition, discuss and consult. This is a difficult process   but it bring a new political culture into reality in Armenia”, Vardanyan said.

To the question “Do you exclude that the Republican Party will collect 75% votes during the parliamentary elections?”Aghvan Vardanyan answered. “If the Constitutional reform is adopted by referendum, we will have to work very hard in terms of the electoral code. If we manage to create also a good electoral code, I theoretically exclude that any party can collect so many votes in case of proportional voting system”.