Armenia endorses constitutional reform to give power to prime minister in nationwide referendum

By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, 7 December 2015
Voters participating in Armenia's December 6 referendum (photo credit: RFE/RL)
Voters participating in Armenia's December 6 referendum (photo credit: RFE/RL)
<div class="articleContent"><div class="zoomMe"><p>Armenia's Central Election Commission says that preliminary results indicate voters have endorsed constitutional changes that would transform&nbsp;the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system.</p><p>With 93 percent of the vote in a December 6 referendum counted, officials say 63.5 percent voted in favor of the changes, which were proposed by President Serzh Sarkisian.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.4px;">Election officials say the turnout for the referendum was 50.51 percent of eligible voters.</span></p>
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