RA NA ORINATS YERKIR FACTION STAFF TO BE CHANGED

Noyan Tapan
April 23, 2008

YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Mher Shahgeldian and Gurgen Sargsian,
members of the RA National Assembly Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law)
faction, who have been included in the new government, will renounce
their deputy mandates ahead of schedule. According to the Electoral
Code, the vacant seats of these deputies elected by the proportional
system, by CEC’s decision, will be taken by the next two candidates
of the OYP electoral roll.

The changes in the staff of the OYP parliamentary faction consisting
of 8 people will not be limited to this. According to the agreement
officially publicized in advance, OYP Chairman and head of the
parliamentary faction Artur Baghdasarian, who has been also elected
a deputy by the proportional system, will be appointed Secretary
of Security Council. In this case he will also renounce his deputy
mandate and the faction’s staff will be replenished by the above
mentioned order.

As Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by Susanna Abrahamian, the
OYP Spokesperson, OYP Board members, Khachik Haroutiunian representing
the Lori region, Artsruni Aghajanian representing the Shirak region,
and Ishkhan Khachatrian representing the Ararat region, will join
the faction. And Heghine Bisharian, the faction’s current Secretary,
OYP Vice-Chairwoman, will assume the post of faction’s head.