Lermontovo community head says spending funds on Constitutional referendum amid more acute problems in Armenia is wastefulness

Edik Chakhalyan, the head of the Lemontovo community, Lori region, Armenia is very much skeptical about the upcoming Constitutional Reform in the country. 

In his words, the village administration received the draft Constitutional Amendments quite recently and has not familiarized with the document yet. 

"We have to read and look deep into the amendments to be able to explain them to villagers. Meantime, there are more acute problems in the country and spending money on referendum is wastefulness," the community head told ArmInfo. 

The community is populated mainly with "Molokans" (Old Believers- editor's note) who are very skeptical about the Constitutional amendments. 

The referendum on the reforms will be held on December 6. The amendments imply transition to the parliamentary system of government. The opponents of the amendments say it will help the incumbent authorities retain their grip on power.  Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan will head the campaign headquarters of the Republican Party.  RPA, along with ARFD and Prosperous Armenia are supporters of the Constitutional Amendments. Levon Zurabyan, Head of the Armenian National Congress Faction, will head the "No!" Front.  The New Armenia Movement has announced that its campaign headquarters will be led by the Founding Parliament coordinator Zhirayr Sefilyan.  ANC, Heritage Party and Orinats Yerkir Party oppose the Constitutional Amendments.