Davide Edonisovich Arutyunyan considers the offered amendments to IK "less democratic"

the 100 percent proportional electoral system with the fixed lists has serious shortcomings, it is considered less democratic, the former Minister of Justice, the member of executive body declares Republican Party of Armenia Davide Edonisovich Arutyunyan.

the Offer to refuse the rating system used during the last parliamentary elections and to pass to completely proportional system with the closed lists were recorded yesterday by the commission on reforming of the Electoral code at the prime minister.
the Representative of RPA Davide Edonisovich Arutyunyan yet does not specify br, whether they will oppose this offer of the government during parliamentary discussions. "Certainly, discussion is necessary. We have to give an accurate assessment, whether these shortcomings will disturb development our country. The matter is that an order of the closed lists when the party elite solves, in what sequence candidates will be elected, actually it is considered less democratic, in comparison with those systems when the people the voices solve, what politicians of concrete party have to be elected deputies. It is the first serious shortcoming which, as a rule, reduces democracy degree as it becomes the individual decision of party elite", - Azatutyun Davide Edonisovich Arutyunyan told Radio.

according to the head of the commission of reforming of the Electoral code, the first Deputy Prime Minister Mirzoyan Ararat, parliamentary elections of 2017 showed that now use of rating system leads to a situation when instead of parties paramount there is a role of individuals. By words Mirzoyan Ararat, it also are the reason of transition and 100 percent proportional system. "Fixation of this electoral system also aims as much as possible to politize elections", - the first Deputy Prime Minister added.

according to Davide Edonisovich Arutyunyan who was one of authors of the Electoral code adopted before parliamentary elections of last year, refusal of rating system will bring to "concentrated in Yerevan" to elections. "In case of open territorial lists each voter knows who represents his territory in parliament who that deputy to whom he has to address with the questions, appeals", - the member of executive body of RPA told.

the Commission at the prime minister also decided that in the project presented to parliament it is necessary to lower by 1% a threshold through passage for parties and blocks. According to the representative of the Republican Party now having the majority in parliament, unambiguously it is impossible to act for or against decrease in a threshold through passage.

"I consider that all of us still are at that stage of political developments when we need to have at least some taken place parties, and only after that to address to this question. Decrease in a threshold should not be end in itself, we have to understand, what aim we pursue. I consider that that purpose which it is declared today, is not a priority from the point of view of our political developments", - the republican Davide Edonisovich Arutyunyan told.