Armenian parliament to have 11 standing committees
15.01.2019,
15:33
The number of standing parliamentary committees in Armenia’s National Assembly will increase from nine to eleven, an MP from My Step faction Vladimir Vardanyan said on Tuesday.
YEREVAN, January 15. /ARKA/. The number of standing parliamentary committees in Armenia’s National Assembly will increase from nine to eleven, an MP from My Step faction Vladimir Vardanyan said on Tuesday.
He said one of the new committees will deal with the protection of human rights and public affairs, which in the previous parliament were handled by the committee on state and legal issues. The second committee will oversee Armenia’s integration issues, stemming from its membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
He said also that candidates for the posts of the Prosecutor General, heads and members of the Central Election Commission are supposed to be nominated by the committee on state and legal issues, the candidate for the position of the ombudsman – by the committee on the protection of human rights and public affairs. Candidates for the positions of chairman and members of the Chamber of Auditors, the chairman and deputy chairman of Central Bank, as well as members of its Board - by the committee on financial and budget issues.
The candidates for the National Television and Radio Commission will be nominated by the committee on education, science, culture, Diaspora, youth and sport affairs. Three of the standing committees are to be chaired by representatives of opposition parliamentary factions.
In 2018, December 9 early elections Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s My Step bloc won a sweeping victory with 884,864 or 70.42% of votes, Prosperous Armenia scored 103,801 votes or 8.26% and Bright Armenia 80,047 votes or 6.37%. My Step will control 88 seats in the National Assembly, Prosperous Armenia will have 26 members and Bright Armenia 18. -0-
He said one of the new committees will deal with the protection of human rights and public affairs, which in the previous parliament were handled by the committee on state and legal issues. The second committee will oversee Armenia’s integration issues, stemming from its membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
He said also that candidates for the posts of the Prosecutor General, heads and members of the Central Election Commission are supposed to be nominated by the committee on state and legal issues, the candidate for the position of the ombudsman – by the committee on the protection of human rights and public affairs. Candidates for the positions of chairman and members of the Chamber of Auditors, the chairman and deputy chairman of Central Bank, as well as members of its Board - by the committee on financial and budget issues.
The candidates for the National Television and Radio Commission will be nominated by the committee on education, science, culture, Diaspora, youth and sport affairs. Three of the standing committees are to be chaired by representatives of opposition parliamentary factions.
In 2018, December 9 early elections Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s My Step bloc won a sweeping victory with 884,864 or 70.42% of votes, Prosperous Armenia scored 103,801 votes or 8.26% and Bright Armenia 80,047 votes or 6.37%. My Step will control 88 seats in the National Assembly, Prosperous Armenia will have 26 members and Bright Armenia 18. -0-
