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Venice Commission presents its second opinion on draft amendments to Armenian Constitution

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The Venice Commission has issued its second preliminary opinion on the draft amendments to Chapters 1 to 7 and 10 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia. The Venice Commission stresses once again the importance of an open and continued dialogue with all the political forces and with the civil society of Armenia in order for these constitutional amendments to be adopted by parliament and, subsequently, by referendum, which would represent a further important step forward in the transition of Armenia towards democracy.   The Commission also makes further recommendations for improvement which it hopes will be taken into account by the Constitutional Commission and by the National Assembly. The full text is available here