YEREVAN. – Armenian president, leader of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan has handed out party tickets and medals to a number of political figures and representatives of art.

Among the new Republicans are famous singer Shushan Petrosyan, comedian Karen Ghazaryan, Aravot newspaper journalist Margarit Yesayan, head of First News at the Armenia’s Public TV Samvel Farmanyan, previously independent MP Victor Dallakyan, Ministers Vache Gabrielyan and Hrayr Tovmasyan, as well as other MPs who were not party members but were among the Republican parliamentary group, including Gagik Abrahamyan and Ara Babloyan.

All of them received RPA certificates.