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Armenian Cabinet Resigns and President Reappoints Nikol Pashinyan

This is a constitutional step under Article 158 that preserves administrative continuity until a new government is sworn.

Overview

  • On Sunday, August 2, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan formally submitted the cabinet's resignation as required on the opening day of the new National Assembly.
  • President Vaagn Khachaturyan accepted the resignation the same day and published a decree reappointing Pashinyan as prime minister.
  • Pashinyan's Civil Contract won the June 7 parliamentary vote with about 49.7 percent and used its majority to nominate him for another term.
  • Until ministers for the new cabinet are approved and sworn in, members of the outgoing government will continue to carry out their duties in a caretaker capacity.
  • The move keeps the current leadership and policy course in place while the parliamentary majority and party negotiate the composition of the incoming cabinet.