ArmInfo. Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan initiated political consultations with the leaders of political forces. The first meeting took place with the leader of the "Hanrapetutyun" ("Republic" - ed. note) Party Aram Sargsyan, brother of the late Prime Minister of Armenia Vazgen Sargsyan.
According to the press service of the government, Pashinyan said that he followed the election campaign of the Hanrapetutyun party and thought that the party would overcome the 5% barrier (required to get into parliament - ed. note). He asked Sargsyan to tell how he envisions the party's cooperation with the parliamentary majority.
Aram Sargsyan, in turn, noted that the elections have put everything in their places (Sargsyan's party won 3.04% of the votes in the elections - ed. note). He assured that his party will always be close to the state. "It is extremely important for us, the independence of Armenia, the process of maintaining independence, which we adhere to, representing Western values, balancing the foreign policy line, is extremely important," he said.
On June 20, early parliamentary elections were held in Armenia, as a result of which three parties entered the new convocation of the National Assembly of Armenia. According to the media, there will be 105 lawmakers in the 8th convocation of the National Assembly. The mandates will be distributed as follows: "Civil Contract" - 72 mandates, the "Hayastan" ("Armenia") bloc - 27 mandates, the "I Have the Honor" bloc - 6 mandates. The previous parliament had 132 lawmakers.
Yesterday, acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, whose "Civil Contract" party won a convincing victory in the early parliamentary elections, met with his supporters on Republic Square. Nikol Pashinyan said during his speech that he is starting political consultations with all political forces that are ready to conduct a dialogue for the future of Armenia.