CC decision about disparity of “Electoral Code” to the Constitution will face the opposition and parliamentary majority to an interesting situation. It becomes clear that there is a lot of thing to do on “EC” project, and the majority will have to work with the opposition, and the opposition perhaps will think about not to sign for the joint project. Yesterday we asked NA chairman Tigran Torosian about his opinion about CC decision. Tigran Torosian tried to insert and explanation. “CC wasn\’t discussing disparity of “EC” project of amendments to the Constitution, but the current “EC”\’s, and more, the judges have been included in the commissions after amendments in 2005. Some media today. But it isn\’t so. Unfortunately, there is a disparity in the current Constitution. One of the articles says that the electoral commissions are state bodies but another article says that the electoral commission mustn\’t submit to state bodies or be influenced by them. After constitutional amendments the formulation about involvement of our judges in other activities is righter in our Constitution than it was in the amendments adopted in 1995.
I think the CC decision is right and it must be fulfilled.” Certain solutions aren\’t known yet but there are a lot of solutions in T. Torosian opinion and they will speak about a certain solution after “EC” project discussion. We noticed that opposition groups and independent parliamentarians, those who have turned to the CC for that purpose are rather enthusiastic and think that this is a victory. T. Torosian said that he was also enthusiastic; “I think Constitutional amendments affirm day by day that they include very important items, which lead to essential changes in our life. It becomes obvious today that we deal with a new demonstration; the opposition\’s opportunity to turn to the CC and have success there. I think the opposition must feel sorry for its inadequate attitude to the constitutional amendments”. We reminded that Shavarsh Kocharian\’s \’EC” draft is also put into circulation in the NA where there is no omission which exists in the joint project and whether it is possible the parliament will review that draft. NA chairman said that the parliament assumed very serious attitude to all drafts. The proposal about involvement of judges into commissions was made and adopted in 2005. T. Torosian said on this occasion: “I myself have no participation in the discussions of those amendments and when I saw that the process of those amendments is turned into show, I said about it the head of OSCE Yerevan office and the secretary of the commission of Venice, still in 2005.
It\’s interesting that both the opposition parliamentarians and representatives of the majority are going to make proposals about the amendments. The author of the initiative and the member of “Justice” group Shavarsh Kocharian told us that the constitutional amendments become operating and he is enthusiastic. In Shavarsh Kocharian opinion, CC displayed a juridical approach and proved that the Constitutional amendments were justified. He also said that all “EC” items which refer to the involvement of judges, won\’t act any more; “This is a proper time to reach to the balanced commissions, and its mechanisms exist in the “EC” draft.
It is possible to separate those mechanisms and to produce as amendment, coming from CC decision. I hope this time the opposition groups will unify,”- Shavarsh Kocharian said
