It is already known that, as a result of the snap parliamentary election on December 9, the number of MPs in the next National Assembly (NA) of Armenia will be 132, instead of the current 105 lawmakers.

The dissolved, yet still functioning current NA has nine standing committees, but this number may change in the new legislature.

The Constitution of Armenia specifies that up to twelve standing committees may be set up in parliament, and this matter is decided at the first sitting of the new NA.

The D’Hondt method—or the Jefferson method—decides which political forces in the legislature will be allocated the positions of the NA standing committees’ chairpersons, and based on the number of parliamentary seats these forces have won.

The vice-chairpersons of these standing committees as well as the heads of the Armenia’s delegations to European parliamentary organizations also are determined in accordance with the D’Hondt method.