Sarkisian’s Commission Confirms Concession To Opposition

Vartan Poghosian (C), a member of a presidential commission on constitutional reform, attends parliamentary hearings in Yerevan on September 4, 2015 (Source: Photolur)

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)””President Serzh Sarkisian has agreed to drop one of his most controversial constitutional changes relating to the conduct of Armenia’s next parliamentary elections, a legal expert representing him confirmed on Friday.

The amendment drafted by a presidential commission stipulates that those elections must necessarily result in a “stable majority”