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Significance
Most notably, the constitutional amendments, if adopted, would transform governance into a parliamentary model, a departure from the prevalent post-Soviet model of a strong -- at times even authoritarian -- presidency. Yet in the short term, the immediate result would be to deepen one-party rule.
Impacts
A referendum is a risk for any sitting government, and even more so for the unpopular Armenian government that enjoys little public trust.
Neither the government nor the opposition has done enough explain the impact of the proposed changes on ordinary citizens' daily lives.
Many Armenians will see the amendments as a distraction from the more pressing issue of the economic downturn.
Keywords:
Armenia,
RUCIS,
Europe,
politics,
constitution,
government,
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referendum,
reform,
election,
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legislation,
opposition,
protest
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2015
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