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This program means that the idea of “Real Armenia” is, for the first time, moving beyond being a party ideology and becoming the state’s working definition. Citizenship is tied less to ethnic origin than to residence and to Armenia being the person’s “center of vital interests,” which also applies to someone coming from the diaspora.

The new draft constitution prepared in Armenia will first be discussed by the ruling Civil Contract Party. The potential removal of the reference to the Declaration of Independence in the preamble and the dual citizenship restriction for high-level public officials constitute the main subjects of debate between the government and the opposition.

AKP-initiated constitutional amendment for changing the Article 83 on the immunity of MPs is supported by 348 lawmakers in the 550-seat Turkish parliament. Second round of voting will be held on Friday.

A referendum was held in Armenia on Sunday and people said ‘yes’ to constitutional amendments for transition to parliamentary system, but the debates still continue. Thinking that this amendment serves for Sargsyan’s maintaining his power, the opposition claims that there was an electoral fraud.