 10 31.05.12 - RA Parliament speaker elections               Hovik Abrahamyan elected parliament speaker   May 31, 2012 - 13:30 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Secret ballot results for parliament speaker’s post have just been announced at the National Assembly of Armenia. 110 MPs participated in the voting, with 102 of them having voted for RPA’s only candidate Hovik Abrahamyan, 4 having voted against, and 4 ballots declared invalid. In his speech Mr. Abrahamyan thanked those present for trusting him, particularly President Serzh Sargsyan and party members. Elections of parliament vice-speaker have launched, with Galust Sahakyan from RPA having nominated Eduard Sharmazanov and Hermine Naghdalyan for the post. Other parties refrained from nominating their candidates.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
