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Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan approved the new Cabinet formed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan following his party’s victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections, Armenpress reported.
Pashinyan made no major changes to the government, with most senior ministers retaining their positions.
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, Defense Minister Suren Papikyan, Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan, Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan and Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan kept their posts in the new Cabinet.
Davit Tadevosyan was appointed high-tech industry minister, replacing Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, who had previously announced that he would not continue in the position.
Ruben Rubinyan, who served as deputy parliament speaker and Armenia’s special representative for normalization talks with Türkiye, became speaker of the Armenian Parliament.
A total of 1,476,769 people participated in Armenia’s June 7 elections, representing 58.9% of registered voters.
Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party won 49.74% of the vote, securing another parliamentary majority and the right to form the government.
Two other political groups entered parliament.
Businessman Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia movement received 23.27% of the vote, while former President Robert Kocharyan’s Armenia Alliance won 9.9%.
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