Opposition candidate fails to win enough votes for being elected deputy speaker of Armenian parliament

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Ishkhan Saghatelyan, an opposition MP nominated for the post of deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament, failed today to get enough votes.

Opposition candidate fails to win enough votes for being elected deputy speaker of Armenian parliament

YEREVAN, August 5. /ARKA/. Ishkhan Saghatelyan, an opposition MP nominated for the post of deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament, failed today to get enough votes.

According to the head of the Counting Commission Narek Babayan, out of 104 lawmakers who took part in the voting, 53 voted for Saghatelyan and 50 against. One vote was declared invalid. To be elected, Saghatelyan needed 54 votes.

The secretary of the opposition Hayastan (Armenia) alliance Seyran Ohanyan said Ishkhan Saghatelyan has been re-nominated for the post of vice-speaker.

Armenia’s National Assembly comprises the Civil Contract party, which won 53.91% of the votes (71 seats), the Hayastan (Armenia) bloc (29 seats), and the Pativ Unem (I have Honor) bloc (7 seats).

The parliament consists of 107 lawmakers, down from 132 in the previous parliament. -0-

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