Democratic Party of Armenia makes its proposals on reform of  Electoral Code

ArmInfo.The Democratic Party of Armenia makes its proposals on the reform of the Electoral Code. This is stated in the party's statement.

The statement of the party reads: "Since the non-parliamentary forces  have not yet participated in discussions of the amendments to the  Electoral Code, the Democratic Party of Armenia considers it  reasonable to publish some of its proposals. First,  the rating  system should be replaced by proportional system. In addition, it is  necessary to introduce an institution for collecting signatures in  the amount of 10,000-15,000 instead of the pre-election pledge  institution. Thirdly, the rights of authorized representatives and  observers should be equated with the rights of the members of the  commission.  Fourth, the election commissions should be formed  exclusively by the current authorities and should be a specialized  body. Fifth, the distribution of pre-election bribes must be punished  by the Criminal Code, as a grave crime. And finally, the threshold of  passage to parliament under a proportional system should be 3% for  parties and 5% for alliances. "