Politics

In Armenia, the Prime Minister and regional governors will have the right to appoint acting heads of local communities. On December 5, the National Assembly passed a package of draft amendments to the Electoral Code.

By the decision of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Ambakum Grigoryan, the acting head of the Penitentiary Service, has been dismissed from his position on December 5.

By a decision of the government, Argishti Mekhakyan has been appointed as the Governor of the Armavir Region

During a Q&A session in the National Assembly, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the relations with the CSTO, stating that

On December 8, 9, and 10, preliminary elections for the acting mayor of Gyumri will be held in Gyumri. The names of the participating candidates were announced by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during a meeting of the board of the “Civil Contract” party.

Hovik Aghazaryan, a member of the “Civil Contract” party, has been expelled from the party. This was announced by the press service of the “Civil Contract” party.

Four MPs from the “Hayastan” faction of the National Assembly—Kristine Vardanyan, Anna Grigoryan, Gegham Manukyan, and Arthur Khachatryan—have filed a lawsuit against the government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

According to the Judicial Department, Arthur Atabekyan has been elected as the President of the Supreme Judicial Council with 7 votes in favor

On December 2, Ararat Mirzoyan, who traveled to the Netherlands on a working visit, met with the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Rina Klevier, in The Hague