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Published on October 02, 2006
FIRST DEBATES ON CONSTITUTION INVOLVING POLITICAL FORCES
- On September 28 the National Assembly kicked off debates on the draft Constitution of NKR. The first debates involved the representatives of political forces and parliament factions. It should be noted that this is going to be the first Constitution of our republic, and this fact was appreciated by everyone present (independent from their opinion about the draft). The debates were conducted by the chair of the Defense, Security and Legality Committee Rudolf Martirosian, the chair of the State and Legal Committee Yuri Hairapetian, and the head of the Task Force on Constitution Armen Zalinian. Speaker Ashot Ghulian was present too. The text of the draft Constitution was presented to the members of parliament, organizations and political parties several months ago, and they had time to study the draft and come up with proposals and questions during the debates. The members of parliament long discussed the draft and did not reach agreement on the way of organizing the debates. Member of Parliament Maxim Mirzoyan said it would be expedient to discuss every chapter of the draft separately because it is the basic document of the country and is intended for a long period. “There should be consistency in every action. Especially in this case. We should not be afraid of not being recognized. Let us shake off all the complexes and discuss it part by part considering the regional, political and military peculiarities,” he said. Everyone appeared to approve the proposal, but Ashot Ghulian said the shortage of time may not allow this. “The debates, in fact, must underlie the adoption of the Constitution, but we are obliged to take into account the time. It does not depend on our desire and wish,” said the speaker of the National Assembly. It became known that the first reading of the draft will be in early October, and it may be adopted at the end of the same month. In the middle of the debates two or three people left the hall demonstratively, and the remaining participants presented their proposals and evaluations. The ARF Dashnaktsutyun put forward a number of questions connected with the activities of the local governments (they say the governors should be elected), human rights and civil rights. It was mentioned that our system of government is saturated and certain posts could be eliminated. Besides, it was emphasized that the parliament majority should name the prime minister. Besides, an individual at a government office should be a citizen of NKR. “This must be set down in the Constitution to empower the parliament to give a vote of no confidence to one minister or another,” said V. Balayan. A. Zalinian said for the citizenship of a high-ranking government official that thus the deep love and care of Armenians living outside the country is doubted. Meanwhile, the adoption of the Constitution will provide a quite new model of forming executive power to our state, where the role of the National Assembly will be enhanced. A. Zalinian elucidated the questions about territorial integrity and borders put forward by A. Mosiyan. Edward Aghabekian, ARF Dashnaktsutyun – Movement 88 Alliance wondered if the Constitution enables people to elect their government and participate in the activities of these authorities. Member of the Alliance A. Sargissian pointed out the shortage of time as the greatest drawback in adopting the Constitution, and proposed holding debates involving the political parties, which are not represented in the parliament. “The Constitution must first of all be written for us, for our life, not for displaying it to the world. In my opinion, it should solve national and territorial problems, sustain democracy, marking its viable forms for our country, and decentralize policies,” he said. Although there was disappointment (several members of parliament left the hall), during the first debates Armen Zalinian called for more responsible and balanced approach to the continuing debates on the constitution. “The Constitution must be the product of efforts by everyone of us, because it is our present and future,” he said.
- SRBUHI VANIAN
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