The largest opposition faction of the newly elected parliament of Armenia is facing unexpected personnel changes. Several key figures of the “Strong Armenia” political bloc have already decided to give up their parliamentary mandates.

With the official approval of the Central Electoral Commission, he submitted an application for recusal Lilia Shushanyan, who is a businessman Samvel Karapetyan was ranked 18th in the pre-election list of the alliance led by According to the results of the elections held on June 7, he became one of the 29 candidates who passed from the opposition force to the parliament.

It is noteworthy that Shushanyan worked in the past Nikol Pashinyan in the government, holding the position of Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration. The reasons for his refusal from the parliamentary work are still unknown, as the politician refrains from commenting and does not respond to calls from journalists.

The sources also inform about the possible departure of another key representative of the team. It is expected that Gohar Meloyan, who occupies the third place on the list, will give up his mandate, although the latter has not yet received an official application to the CEC. This trend was noticeable even last week, when a similar decision was made by the number 20 on the list Arthur Danielyan:

Let’s remind that “Strong Armenia” bloc became the second parliamentary force of the country according to the voting results. The leader of the alliance, Samvel Karapetyan, who assured before the elections about his intention to occupy the position of the prime minister, will form an opposition faction consisting of 29 deputies as a result.

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