02/03/2011 16:01
Karen Andreasyan elected as new Armenian Ombudsman
The National Assembly of Armenia with majority of votes elected Karen Andreasyan as new Armenian Ombudsman.
His candidacy was nominated by the Republican Party of Armenia.
The Ombudsman is elected for the term of 6 years.
Former Armenian Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan resigned to take up the position of Representative of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Central Asia.
Heritage and ARF parliamentary factions abstained from voting.