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3 August 2026 - 11:51 AMT

Parliament names counting commission leadership

Armenia’s National Assembly approved a resolution at its August 2 sitting establishing the counting commission for the parliament’s ninth convocation.

Following the vote, Lilit Minasyan was elected chair of the National Assembly’s counting commission, while Knarik Harutyunyan was elected secretary, according to Factor.am.

The Civil Contract faction is represented on the counting commission by Ruzanna Yeremyan, Knarik Harutyunyan, Levon Levonyan, Mariam Poghosyan, Syuzanna Sayadyan and Araksya Vardanyan. The Strong Armenia faction is represented by Marianna Ghahramanyan, Lianna Gasparyan and Garnik Davtyan, while the Hayastan faction is represented by Mesrop Manukyan.

Nikol Pashinyan has been appointed Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. President Vahagn Khachaturyan hosted Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Presidential Residence and signed the decree appointing him prime minister following his nomination by the Civil Contract faction in the National Assembly.