YEREVAN, November 27 (RIA Novosti, Gamlet Matevosyan) - A referendum on constitutional reform opened in Armenia, the republican central electoral commission said Sunday.
Armenians will cast their votes on a package of constitutional amendments intended to increase the parliament's role in the country's governance and make the judiciary more independent from the executive branch.
The amendments also include a proposal to introduce double citizenship, which is especially important for Armenia with its large ethnic diaspora worldwide.
The amendments have to be backed by at least one third of Armenia's voters.
The opposition parties are boycotting the referendum after refusing to participate in the process of drafting constitutional reforms.
