The executive board of Armenia's ruling Civil Contract party has selected its candidates for the chairs of the National Assembly's standing committees through a closed and secret ballot. Prime Minister and party chairman Nikol Pashinyan announced the decision during a briefing after the party board meeting, Armenpress reports.

The Civil Contract executive board decided to recommend the following candidates to the party's parliamentary faction for the positions of standing committee chairs:

Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs — Nazeli Baghdasaryan

Standing Committee on Education, Science, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sports — Sisak Gabrielyan

Standing Committee on Health — Lusine Badalyan

Standing Committee on European Integration — Sona Ghazaryan

Standing Committee on Foreign Relations — Sargis Khandanyan

Standing Committee on Defense and Security — Vilen Gabrielyan

Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs — Zaruhi Batoyan

Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs — Arusyak Julhakyan

Standing Committee on Regional and Eurasian Integration — Trdat Sargsyan

Standing Committee on Territorial Administration and Environmental Protection — Vahe Ghalumyan

Standing Committee on Economic Affairs — Babken Tunyan

Standing Committee on Financial, Credit and Budgetary Affairs — Tsovinar Vardanyan

According to the final election results, the parliamentary seat distribution is as follows: Civil Contract — 64 seats, Strong Armenia — 29 seats, and Hayastan Alliance — 12 seats.