PROGRESS UNSATISFACTORY
Support A1+!”The draft constitutional amendments adopted in the second reading needs further elaboration”, Chairman of the Christian Democratic Party Khosrov Harutyunyan.
According to him, the document should be formulated more precisely and give no reason for debate. The CDP informed that he has submitted 14 proposals to the National Assembly and hopes that they will find reflection during the third reading. The proposals mostly refer to property, government system, juridical power and local self-government.
As for the formation if independent bodies at the constitutional level and their regulations Kh. Harutyunyan noted, «The Constitution mentions of one body – the Liberal Democratic Party. The formation of other bodies can be regulated by separate laws depending on the opinion of the political majority. In Harutyunyan's words, the fact that the NCTR was included in the Constitution testifies that mass media has exclusive political role.
The formation of the body is not ideal but a far-sighted deed, since the body is formed with the participation of the National Assembly. On the other hand, in the course of time we will have to regulate the activities of the body within the law to prevent excessive dependence of the NCTR on any state body.
The CDP leader considers that the NKTR should bear responsibility to the NA and the mechanisms this responsibility should be fixed precisely. «It is obvious that the body really exists. It has become a constitutional norm and is formed by the President and the NA», he says.
Board member of the Armenian Liberation Movement Aram Manukyan also gives a positive estimate to the item fixing the formation of the NCTR in the Constitution, however he thinks that formation of other independent bodies should also find place in the Organic Law of the country. The NCTR should become an independent body, which will guarantee the independence of mass media.
Victoria Abrahamyan
