A Gallup International poll, conducted on September 10-21 in Armenia, revealed that 47% of respondents do not intend to vote in the December 6 constitutional referendum, the head of Gallup Armenia office said, according to Tert.am.

According to Aram Navasardyan, 42% of respondents said they will vote in the referendum, while 11% hesitated to answer the question.

29.1% of those who are going to vote, favored the constitutional changes, 26.1% were opposed, while 44% of rthe espondents hesitated to reply.

The survey involved 1105 people, with another similar study scheduled to be conducted before the referendum.

President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree setting December 6, 2015 as the date for the referendum on constitutional reforms in Armenia.

According to the draft Constitution, the President is elected for 7 years instead of the current 5 and can only serve one term. The President should be a permanent resident of Armenia during the previous 7 years, instead of the current 10. The amendments ban the President from affiliation with a political party.

Article 125 of the draft Constitution sets the procedure of a presidential election. The President shall be elected by an assembly consisting of an equal number of Armenian parliament members and representatives of local government bodies, appointed by municipalities themselves.The Prime Minister will become the supreme commander-in-chief of the Armenian armed forces during the period of military operations. He is appointed by the President, who, in particular, confirms the candidate nominated by the political force that won the National Assembly elections. No more than 18 ministries can be formed.