A member of the ruling Republican Party, he is the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia.
In September 2008, the Audit Chamber of Armenia accused Suren Khachatryan, governor of the southeastern Syunik Province, and government officials subordinated to him of embezzling 575 million drams (US$1.9 million) worth of public funds and property.
Although virtually no Armenians live in the area today, some Armenian nationalist parties, most notably the ruling Republican Party of Armenia and Armenian Revolutionary Federation, claim it as part of United Armenia.
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