The draft of the proposed new constitution is still under discussion, and there is no final text yet, according to Member of Parliament Artur Hovhannisyan, Secretary of the ruling Civil Contract faction.
Hovhannisyan was asked at a press briefing whether the draft has been discussed within the parliamentary majority and whether a preamble has been developed.
“The text of the new Constitution is still under discussion. Yes, it is also being discussed with the parliamentary faction. One meeting has already taken place,” he said.
According to the lawmaker, there are currently working documents that are not yet for public release.
“When we reach the stage where discussions are complete and a text is ready for publication, that publication will take place,” Hovhannisyan noted.
He added that after the text is published, discussions will continue publicly, involving experts, politicians, and civil society.
Referring to various reports that have appeared in the media, Hovhannisyan urged citizens not to be influenced by them and to follow only official announcements.
“What exists now are working documents. I ask our citizens not to be swayed by various publications, but to follow official communications,” he emphasized.
Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan said last week that the initial March timeframe for releasing the text of the proposed new constitution will be revised amid ongoing discussions.
She also said that the proposed text, developed to replace the current Constitution via referendum, is ready and will be discussed at the ruling Civil Contract party’s board meeting, as well as by its parliamentary faction.
Speaking to reporters last week, Galyan was asked whether the reference to the Declaration of Independence in the current Constitution’s preamble has been removed in the new text—a move endorsed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who cited its “conflict logic.” Galyan said the new text does not include a preamble, and discussions are ongoing.
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