What you need to know The new constitution can be adopted only through a referendum (Article 202 of the Constitution and Article 1 of Part 1 of Article 4 of the Law "On Referendum"). Moreover, the only way to change provisions in the constitution that are not subject to amendment is to adopt a new constitution. For example, if you want to refer to the Declaration of Independence a provision that cannot be changed. Joining the European Union or any other supranational organization, as well as the termination of membership in them, can be decided exclusively through a referendum (Article 205 of the Constitution and Article 3 of Part 1 of Article 4 of the Law "On Referendum"). No law or government decision can replace a referendum. The above-mentioned issues can only be submitted to a referendum with the support of at least two-thirds of the deputies of the National Assembly. The exception is issues of membership in supranational organizations and changes in the field, for which a majority vote of all delegates is required. Moreover, if the number of votes needed to make a decision on holding a referendum has not been reached, there is no other way to raise the issue to a referendum - even if a million signatures are collected. In the context of the current internal political situation, this means: if the parliamentary opposition does not vote in favor of submitting the draft constitution developed by the authorities to a referendum and does not provide the necessary two-thirds majority, the authorities will have no choice but to dissolve the parliament and hold early elections in the hope of obtaining two-thirds of the parliamentary mandates. Regarding EU and EAEU membership: until there is a referendum on joining the EU, any talk of a law, request or decision regarding membership remains only theoretical. Former head of the office of the representative for international legal affairs of Armenia Liparit Darmian.

What you need to know The new constitution can be adopted only through a referendum (Article 202 of the Constitution and Article 1 of Part 1 of Article 4 of the Law "On Referendum"). Moreover, the only way to change provisions in the constitution that are not subject to amendment is to adopt a new constitution. For example, if you want to refer to the Declaration of Independence a provision that cannot be changed. Joining the European Union or any other supranational organization, as well as the termination of membership in them, can be decided exclusively through a referendum (Article 205 of the Constitution and Article 3 of Part 1 of Article 4 of the Law "On Referendum"). No law or government decision can replace a referendum. The above-mentioned issues can only be submitted to a referendum with the support of at least two-thirds of the deputies of the National Assembly. The exception is issues of membership in supranational organizations and changes in the field, for which a majority vote of all delegates is required. Moreover, if the number of votes needed to make a decision on holding a referendum has not been reached, there is no other way to raise the issue to a referendum - even if a million signatures are collected. In the context of the current internal political situation, this means: if the parliamentary opposition does not vote in favor of submitting the draft constitution developed by the authorities to a referendum and does not provide the necessary two-thirds majority, the authorities will have no choice but to dissolve the parliament and hold early elections in the hope of obtaining two-thirds of the parliamentary mandates. Regarding EU and EAEU membership: until there is a referendum on joining the EU, any talk of a law, request or decision regarding membership remains only theoretical. Former head of the office of the representative for international legal affairs of Armenia Liparit Darmian.