  Armenia ruling party unveils nominees for NA President, Vice Speakers July 19, 2021 - 16:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ruling Civil Contract party has nominated parliament Vice Speaker Alen Simonyan for the post of the President of the National Assembly, member of the My Step bloc Hrachya Hakobyan said on Monday, July 19, Armenpress reports. Lawmaker Ruben Rubinyan and Former High Tech Minister Hakob Arshakyan are being touted for the posts of Vice Speakers, Hakobyan added. It was reported earlier that Civil Contract would nominate Hayk Konjoryan for as head of the faction, and Nazeli Baghdasaryan as secretary of the faction. Caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party won 54% of the vote, while Hayastan (Armenia) bloc headed by second President Robert Kocharyan secured 22% of the ballots. "I Have Honor" bloc too will get seats in the parliament.   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. |
