Broad Support Seen For Armenian Constitutional Changes
November 28, 2005
President Kocharian voting on 27 November (AFP)
Electoral officials said more than 93 percent of those who voted approved of the proposed amendments. Voter participation was reported at 65 percent.
The changes are meant to transfer some presidential powers to the parliament and to strengthen the judiciary. They should also allow millions of Armenians living abroad to obtain citizenship in the South Caucasus country.
Armenia's political opposition has denounced the vote as rigged, claiming President Robert Kocharian is pursuing the amendments to ensure he stays in power after the end of his term in 2008.
(panarmenian.net/ITAR-TASS)