NON-PARTISAN MPs ALSO JOIN RPA

YEREVAN, JULY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. RA non-partisan MPs also have joined
the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). According to NT’s reliable
information, Karen Karapetian, Head of the People’s Deputy MP group
elected from Lori region Tashir electoral district N 39, members of the
same group, Vladimir Badalian elected from Yerevan Kentron community
electoral district N 16 who was Director of Hrazdan sports complex
before the parliamentary elections of 2003, Artush Simonian elected
from Kanaker-Zeytun electoral district N 5 (before being elected an
MP he was the Deputy Director of Armenian Airlines), Levon Sargsian
elected from Arabkir community electoral district N 6, Chairman of
Yerevan Flouring Mill CJSC, as well as two out three Hakob Hakobians
– members of the group, elected from Etchmiadzin electoral district
N 26 and Vardenis (Gegharkunik region) electoral district N 34 (the
latter Chairman of Arpa-Sevan OJSC).

To recap, 3 out of 17 members of the People’s Deputy MP group, Mkrtich
Minasian (Yerevan electoral district N 2), Yerem Karapetian (Artashat
electoral district N 23), Rafik Petrosian, Chairman of the Standing
Committee on State and Legal Issues (Yerevan electoral district N 3)
have been RPA members since 2003.

Chairman of the Armenian Football Federation Ruben Hayrapetian,
Yerkrapah Sasun Mikayelian, businessman Haroutiun Pambukian are among
the independent MPs having joined RPA lately.