ARF member and former National Assembly deputy Artsvik Minasyan has been elected as a member of Armenia’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

His candidacy for the position was nominated by the National Assembly’s “Armenia” and “Strong Armenia” parliamentary factions.

A total of 100 lawmakers participated in the National Assembly’s closed, secret ballot, with 58 voting in favor of Minasyan’s candidacy and 42 voting against.

Minasyan previously served as Armenia’s Minister of Economy in 2016 and Minister of Nature Protection from 2016 to 2018.