Anna Grigoryan named Hayastan faction head

The opposition Hayastan (Armenia) alliance has elected lawmaker Anna Grigoryan as the head of its parliamentary faction following a meeting chaired by the alliance leader, former President Robert Kocharyan.

The alliance said on Thursday its lawmakers discussed the faction's upcoming priorities and elected Artur Khachatryan as faction secretary.

The Hayastan faction will hold 12 seats in Armenia's National Assembly. Its lawmakers are:

• Ishkhan Saghatelyan
• Anna Grigoryan
• Sasun Avetisyan
• Artur Khachatryan
• Kristine Vardanyan
• Arman Ghazaryan
• Gegham Manukyan
• Agnesa Khamoyan
• Levon Kocharyan
• Artur Sargsyan
• Lilit Galstyan
• Mher Melkonyan