The new provision in Article 13 of the draft amendments amends Article 25 of the Law whereby the State provides local offices where political parties can organise “visits of citizens to the political parties having factions in the National Assembly as prescribed by the Government of the Republic of Armenia in the National Assembly”. This provision carries the danger of leading to further identification of parties with State authority. It is notable that the offices are not provided for general party use but for one narrow purpose. Policing and monitoring this narrow purpose could become a form of State control. Financing of the rental of offices can be envisaged as an alternative. The authorities stand ready to reconsider this provision.