National
Prime Minister
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic
- Exact method
- Constitution Art. 149: the President appoints as Prime Minister the candidate of the parliamentary majority (the leader of the party or alliance with a majority of seats); if none, a coalition candidate or a second round of voting by the National Assembly applies.
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Nikol Pashinyan CC since August 2026 Report Source: primeminister.am, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- arlis.am · checked Constitution of Armenia (2015, as amended) Arts. 90, 125, 149, 166: selection methods and seat counts; 105 seats and Speaker per English Wikipedia National Assembly (Armenia), read 2026-10-12. Fallback because parliament.am/gov.am unreachable. For: Prime Minister
- primeminister.am · checked Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia, press release "Nikol Pashinyan met with Vahagn Khachaturyan", 2026-08-02, read 2026-10-12: on 2 Aug 2026 the President signed the decree appointing Nikol Pashinyan Prime Minister on the proposal of the Civil Contract faction; cross-checked Armenpress 1256985 (decree under Art. 149 part 1, new National Assembly first sitting 2 Aug 2026). For: Nikol Pashinyan, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked English Wikipedia, read 2026-10-12: Rubinyan Speaker since 3 Aug 2026; Pashinyan PM (start date after the 2026 election not found, left NULL); Khachaturyan President since 13 Mar 2022 (inauguration date from general knowledge, verify). Fallback: official sites unreachable. For: Nikol Pashinyan, current term