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YEREVAN. – The opposition bloc Armenian National Congress (ANC) leader and Armenia’s First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan will give up his MP seat.  

According to the information which Armenian News-NEWS.am has ascertained, People’s Party of Armenia Chairman Stepan Demirchyan and Republic Party Chairman Aram Sargsyan—who were second and third in the ANC’s proportional list during the May 6 National Assembly (NA) elections—will likewise resort to this step. 

And former PM Hrant Bagratyan will head the ANC’s NA Faction, Armenian News-NEWS.am’s source informed.   

The ANC will have seven MPs in the Parliament. 

To note, Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission has issued the preliminary results of the May 6 parliamentary elections. Five parties and one political bloc will be represented in the 131-seat National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia: Republican Party of Armenia – 44.05% (663,066 votes), Prosperous Armenia Party – 30.20% (454,684 votes), Armenian National Congress – 7.10% (106,910 votes), Heritage Party – 5.79% (87,095 votes), ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party – 5.73% (86, 296 votes), and Orinats Yerkir Party – 5.49% (82,690 votes).

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