Parliament speaker: coalition formation to be determined after May 24

PanARMENIAN.Net - Issues related to formation of a new ruling coalition will be resolved following May 24, Armenian National Assembly speaker said.

Asked if the information about his taking over the post of the vice-speaker in the new parliament is true to fact, Samvel Nikoyan said, “Journalists have already “appointed” different MPs to different posts, with President only to de jure confirm the appointments.”

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) took a decisive victory at the parliamentary elections on May 6 gaining 44,02% of votes.

The coalition Prosperous Armenia party comes second with 30,12% of votes and the opposition ANC is placed third with 7,08%. The opposition parties Heritage (5,76%) and ARF Dashnaktsutyun (5,67%), as well as the third coalition Orinats Yerkir party (5,51%) also joined the new parliament.

RPA gained absolute majority of 69 seats in the 131-member National Assembly, 40 by proportional and 29 by majority system of voting.

Prosperous Armenia got 37 seats (28 by proportional and 9 by majority systems) and ANC was left with 7.

Dashnaktsutyun and Orinats Yerkir got 6 seats each (5 by proportional and 1 by majority systems), while Heritage got 5.