Referendum reveals false electoral system in Armenia

/By Azernews/

By Laman Sadigova

The referendum on constitutional amendments that took place in Armenia on December 6 caused a big scandal, as the government was accused of fraud and falsification.

Despite numerous public protests against this initiative, the authorities remained deaf, going towards its goal to retain the power.

In fact, the parliamentary system is accepted in many democratic countries and has dozens of positive sides. However, considering Armenian realities, it is difficult to speak seriously about success. Indeed, any system can be misinterpreted if it is used for private interests. Armenia, a nation famous for corruption, human rights violations and aggression towards its neighboring countries, is a shining example of this.

A number of violations have been fixed during the referendum as fundamentals of parliamentary system forming in Armenia were established through fraud.

As it turned out, in many cities the number of voters exceeded the amount of the population.

Local media reports that despite authorities are trying to present the vote as transparent and fair, the obtained data demonstrate the opposite.

People's Party leader Stepan Demirchyan said that before the reforms the authorities consistently stated that the adoption of the reform will be done to ensure appropriate standards of democratic electoral processes. However, the miracle did not happen and the outcome of the referendum was rigged.

The country’s population feels no confidence in the government as it is ready for any steps to achieve its goals.