PM Pashinyan criticises Armenia's current and previous Constitutions for failing to reflect people's will

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has criticised the current and previous constitutions of the country for not reflecting the will of the people during the referendums held on them.

He made this statement during the conference "Justice as a Tool for Achieving Justice" in Yerevan, Caliber.Az reports, citing Armenian media.

According to the Prime Minister, there is a gap between the rule of law and society in Armenia, and this is precisely the reason for the problems in the judicial sphere.

"This gap is also related to the fact that during all constitutional referendums, the public was convinced that the official results did not fully reflect the will of the people," said Pashinyan.

He believes there should be an "organic connection" between the existing legal order and society.

Earlier, Pashinyan stated that the new constitution should not reference the Declaration of Independence.

In late March, Pashinyan announced that the Armenian authorities planned to hold a referendum on adopting a new constitution in 2027. He added that there were opinions within his team about the advisability of holding the referendum concurrently with the parliamentary elections in 2026. At that time, Pashinyan emphasized that constitutional changes were purely an internal political matter, though they could not avoid having "regional and international implications."

By Khagan Isayev