A People’s Party of Armenia board secretary dubbed the new electoral code as defective, only serving to preserve the power of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia.

At new conference in Yerevan, Felix Khachatryan reiterated opposition demand for a full shift to majority electoral system on the way to boosting the MPs professionalism and preventing oligarchs from accession to parliament.

Khachatryan named current parliament along with executive and judicial authorities responsible for a catastrophic situation in the country.

RPA member Vardan Ayvazyan, however, expressed concern that a full shift to proportional system will turn the National Assembly into the parliament of Yerevan residents, with no one to represent Armenia’s regions.

In conclusion, Ayvazyan slammed Khachatryan’s attacks of current parliament, noting that a “defective” structure wouldn’t be able to adopt over 300 initiatives.