PARTIES HAVING MAJORITY SEATS IN ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT FORM NEW GOVERNMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The representatives of the Republican Party of Armenia, "Orinats Yerkir" party and "Dashnaktsutyun" Armenian Revolutionary Federation who won the majority of seats in the Armenian parliament signed a memorandum on principles of formation of the new membership of the state government today. As Armenian prime minister Andranik Margarian who signed the document on the RPA part told journalists, "Orinats Yerkir" party and "Dashnaktsutyun" Armenian Revolutionary Federation will receive three ministerial portfolios each. The Republican Party will keep six ministerial posts. Besides the post of the prime minister the RPA will manage the following ministries: the ministry of territorial administration and infrastructures activity coordination, the ministry of finance and economy, the ministry of trade and economic development, the ministry of ecology as well as the ministry of communication. It should be noted, that "Orinats Yerkir" party members will head the ministries of town planning, education, and science as well as of the culture, youth and sports. "Dashnaktsutyun" will hold the posts of ministers of agriculture, health and social maintenance. Three ministerial posts these being the ones of defense, foreign affairs and justice will remain out of the "frames" of the coalition and the heads of these ministries will be appointed by the president himself. Due to the memorandum signed, the prime minister emphasized, the above mentioned parties will account for the activity of the state legislative and executive bodies in equal, "irrespective of the fact how many portfolios will pass into the possession of each party". At the same time Andranik Margarian emphasized that the coalition government will cooperate with other supporting the president political forces as well.