President of Armenia calls for constitutional amendments to balance power

Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan has called for forming a government of national accord, new elections and a constitutional referendum, the presidential website reported on Sunday. [ . . . ] He stressed that neither the president nor the prime minister should not be allowed to take decisions on vital matters at their own discretion. "These things should be balanced. Our constitution is not. There should be balance between the parliament, the government and the presidential authority," Sarkisyan said, adding that the president should be elected in a nationwide vote, not by the parliament, as it is practiced in Armenia now.
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