Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who won with the Civil Contract Party he leads in the parliamentary elections held on June 7 this year, thus gaining the right to form the government again, has declared that the composition of the government will remain unchanged.
Medianews.az reports that the following individuals are currently in the cabinet:
Deputy Prime Ministers Mger Grigoryan and Tigran Khachatryan
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan
Defense Minister Suren Papikyan
Justice Minister Srbui Galyan
Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan
Economy Minister Gevork Papoyan
Finance Minister Vage Ovannisyan
Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Ayrapetyan
Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan
Minister of Science, Education, Culture, and Sports Janna Andreasyan
Health Minister Anait Avanesyan
Environment Minister Ambarsum Matevosyan.
Born in 1975, Nikol Pashinyan obtained a parliamentary mandate from the Armenian National Congress in the 2012 parliamentary elections.
In 2017, the "Yelk" bloc, including the Civil Contract Party, won 9 mandates in the parliament.
From March 31, 2018, Nikol Pashinyan led a popular movement against the intention of President Serzh Sargsyan to become prime minister. On April 9, Serzh Sargsyan's presidential term ended. On the same day, since the country transitioned to a parliamentary system, executive power was transferred to the prime minister. On April 17, Serzh Sargsyan took the prime minister's seat, but on April 23, he abdicated following popular protests.
Since May 8, Nikol Pashinyan has held the post of prime minister.
In the snap parliamentary elections held on December 9 of that year, Nikol Pashinyan's "My Step" bloc won, and in the snap parliamentary elections held on June 20, 2021, the Civil Contract Party won.
In the parliamentary elections held on June 7, 2026, the Civil Contract Party won 64 mandates out of the 105-member legislature, thus gaining the right to form the government again.