Is the Newly Appointed Governor the Godfather of the Prime Minister?

On August 9, 2018, Nikol Pashinyan, who criticized the phenomenon of placing individuals in jobs based on family ties, today appointed Haik Ghalaumyan, the acting mayor of Ijevan, as the Governor of Tavush Province. According to circulating rumors, the newly appointed governor is the godfather of the Prime Minister.

Haik Ghalaumyan has led the city of Ijevan for nearly two years without an election being held, even as former mayor Vardan Ghalaumyan, who was elected by the residents, was removed from the position under threats of criminal charges by the current authorities.

Haik Ghalaumyan's brother is Vahe Ghalaumyan, a member of the