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RSC “GUEST ANALYSIS” ASSESSES PROPOSED KARABAKH CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES

RSC Analysis 23 August 2016

In the fifth article for the “RSC Guest Analysis” publication series, entitled “An Assessment of Proposed Constitutional Changes in Nagorno-Karabakh,” RSC Resident Fellow Alvard Sarsgyan presents a unique assessment of the proposed changes to the Karabakh constitution. Under the terms of the latest version of the set of constitutional amendments, the proposals would effectively endow the Karabakh president with vast powers, and would abolish the post of prime minister. If adopted, the constitutional changes would be the exact reverse of the Armenian model, which adopted its own set of constitutional reforms in December 2015 that usher in a new parliamentary form of governance.

A native of Karabakh, Ms. Sargsyan is a graduate student studying International Relations at Yerevan State University and started a six-month Resident Fellowship with the RSC on 1 August 2016.

This new “RSC Guest Analysis” publication series provides an opportunity for external research and analysis, with guest contributors covering a wide range of topics. The views expressed in these “Guest” publications do not necessarily reflect the views of the RSC.

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