May 31, 2012 - 19:48 AMT
Chairmen of Armenia’s standing parliamentary committees elected

Armenia’s National Assembly elected the chairmen of standing parliamentary committees based on the D'Hondt method (a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation.)

As was announced before, the representatives of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) got 8 seats out of 12, while the remaining 4 committee chairmanships went to Prosperous Armenia.

The appointments were as follows: Artak Zakaryan (RPA) appointed the chair of Standing Committee on Foreign Relations; David Harutyunyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs; Koryun Nahapetyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs; Ara Babloyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on Health Care, Maternity and Childhood; Artak Davtyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport; Hakob Hakobyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on Social Affairs; Gagik Minasyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs; Vardan Ayvazyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on Economic Affairs.

Prosperous Armenia representatives were appointed as follows: Naira Zohrabyan – the chair of Standing Committee on European Integration, Samvel Balasanyan – the chair of Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment; Stepan Margaryan – the chair of Standing Committee on Territorial Management and Local Self-Government; Elinar Vardanyan – the chair of Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs.