Legal provisions for agenda initiatives at national level

Armenia, Constitution 2015, accessed 5 September 2022

Article 109. Legislative Initiative

1. A Deputy, a faction of the National Assembly and the Government shall have the right to legislative initiative.

2. The author of a legislative initiative may, at any time, recall the draft law submitted thereby.

3. If, according to the opinion of the Government, a draft law significantly reduces the revenues of the State Budget or increases state expenditures, then, upon the request of the Government, this law may be adopted by majority of votes of the total number of Deputies.

4. A draft law deemed to be urgent upon the decision of the Government shall be either adopted or rejected within a period of two months.

5. Draft laws for which the Government has the exclusive right to legislative initiative may be put to vote only with the corrections acceptable for the Government.

6. At least fifty thousand citizens having the right of suffrage shall be entitled to propose, upon popular initiative, a draft law to the National Assembly.