After nearly 9 hours of debates on electing a Prime Minister, with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan being the sole candidate, the Armenian parliament failed to make the election as 55 lawmakers voted against and 46 lawmakers voted in favor.
The Republican Party (HHK) faction of the Armenian parliament will vote against the candidacy of Nikol Pashinyan for Prime Minister, HHK faction leader Vahram Baghdasaryan said after nearly 9 hours of debates.
The Supreme Body of ARF Armenia says the opinion of ARF faction MP Aghvan Vardanyan is his personal decision and isn’t in line with the official stance of the ARF.
Aghvan Vardanyan, Secretary of the ARF faction of the Armenian parliament, said during parliamentary hearings that he will not participate in the voting for the election of Prime Minister.
Vice Speaker of the Parliament of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov doesn’t see PM candidate Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister.
Speaker of Parliament Ara Babloyan left the parliamentary sitting for 10 minutes as a sign of protest to PM candidate Nikol Pashinyan’s statement regarding children’s rights.
Nikol Pashinyan says he believes that the country’s military spending must be adequate to the regional situation.
Nikol Pashinyan, candidate for the Prime Minister of Armenia, says the Armenian-Georgian relations should be based on the Armenian-Georgian platform, Armenpress reports.
Vice Speaker of Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov said he is unaware of the resignation of HHK faction lawmaker Grigor Avalyan.
Republican Party (HHK) faction MP Hakob Hakobyan asked candidate for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan about his tasks in social affairs if elected to office.
