  New Armenian parliament starts work in Yerevan (video)  January 14, 2019 - 10:34 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The seventh convocation National Assembly started its work in Yerevan, Armenia on Monday, January 14. My Step alliance led by acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan secured a convincing victory in the December 9 parliamentary elections, with 70.43% of all the ballots cast in their favor. Two more parties - Prosperous Armenia and Bright Armenia - also collected enough votes to have seats in the National Assembly. They won 8.27% and 6.37% of the vote, respectively. The parliament is set to elect a new president, three vice-presidents, as well as create the standing committees and chose leaders for them. Also, the newly elected lawmakers will discuss the approval of the government program.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
