We Continue Discussions with Our Partners from the Prosperous Armenia Party: Edmon Marukyan

Faction leader Edmon Marukyan wrote on his Facebook page: "Dear compatriots, the right of deputies to appeal to the Constitutional Court is established by the second point of the first part of Article 169 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia. At least one-fifth of the total number of deputies can appeal to the Constitutional Court in the cases specified in points 1, 4, and 6 of Article 168 of the Constitution.

However, the cases specified in the aforementioned points of Article 168 do not include the right of deputies to appeal to the Constitutional Court regarding the compliance of the draft amendments to the Constitution. This means that the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, as amended in 2015 co-authored by Hrayr Tovmasyan, does not grant deputies the right to appeal to the Constitutional Court on this issue.

Meanwhile, under these circumstances, the President of the Republic still has the opportunity to appeal to the Constitutional Court regarding the constitutionality of the law adopted today by the National Assembly, which limits his powers. We continue our discussions with our partners from the Prosperous Armenia Party to find possible solutions."