Arka News Agency, Armenia
posted Feb 23 2007

RPA: PARLIAMENT’S FOURTH CONVOCATION NOT TO DIFFER FROM CURRENT

YEREVAN, February 22. /ARKA/. The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)
thinks that the composition of the parliament of the fourth
convocation will not differ from the acting, Party’s secretary Gagik
Melikyan.
"We think that there will be no special changes in the new
composition of the National Assembly, even if there are, they will
not be too essential," he said.
Touching upon the RPA party list, Melikyan pointed out that
businessmen are almost lacking there, instead the number of women and
youths has significantly increased.
Armenia’s current parliament consists of 131 members, 90 of which are
elected by party and 41 by majority system.
The hugest parliament faction is the RPA – 39 deputy mandates, The
ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" – 11, the "Orinats Yerkir" (Law-Governed Country
Party) – 9, the National Unification Party – 7 mandates, the "United
Labor Party" – 6, "People’s Deputy" Deputy group – 15, and
"Entrepreneur" Deputy group -10. L.M. -0–