During a special session of Armenia’s National Assembly to debate the 2016-2018 program of the country’s National Statistical Service, Heritage Party MP Zarouhie Postanjyan chided   the legislature for saying nothing regarding the constitutional change referendum that took place on December 6.

“It pains me that political forces essentially have tried to relegate the crime that took place that day to oblivion. But I am obliged to speak up and reflect on the problem that continues in Armenia. That’s to say the criminal regime. And I must say that all the government’s proposals and obligations aren’t working,” Postanjyan said.

Postanjyan told the legislature that today she went to pay her utility bills and people were complaining that the government was paying partial compensation for the rise in electricity rates as it had promised.

Postanjyan said that the just laws do not work in Armenia for the good of the populace but rather work to collect money illegally for the regime.

At this point she was interrupted by National Assembly President Galoust Sahakyan. “Please say a word or two about statistics,” said Sahakyan. Postanjyan responded that she would.

“After the genocide, in 1920, Armenia had a population of some 750,000. That was mostly due to the 1915 migration that allowed for a population increase on this small bit of the fatherland that before only had 300,000. In 1965, we had 2.5 million people. Today it’s the same. These are the statistics and our situation,” said Postanjyan, adding that if things continue in this vein we will not even maintain the 2.5 million.

Sahakyan again chimed in, warning that he’s have Postanjyan’s microphone cut if she didn’t have any questions on the subject at hand.