Armenia's Rubinyan: Mirzoyan's government resignation proposal not agreed

Armenian Parliament Speaker Ruben Rubinyan told journalists that rejection of the draft new Constitution in a referendum could create a new political situation in the country and give the opposition a stronger argument for demanding the government's resignation. According to APA, Rubinyan said Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan's suggestion that the government could resign if the draft is rejected is not a scenario agreed upon within the ruling party.

Rubinyan said the people should be given a chance and should decide. If the people decide that the Constitution is not necessary, he said, this would mean a new political situation. He added that this could also have negative consequences for the ruling party, because the opposition could claim that the people are against its main political commitment.

On October 28, during a question-and-answer session with government members in the Armenian Parliament, Mirzoyan called on the opposition to support putting the draft new Constitution to a referendum. He also raised the possibility of the government's resignation if the draft is rejected by the people.