Yelk faction to nominate Pashinyan for first round of election in technical maneuver
The Yelk faction of the Armenian parliament has decided to nominate incumbent acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the first round of election of prime minister due October 24, Yelk faction MP Gevorg Gorgisyan told reporters.
The nomination is a technicality as lawmakers are expected to deliberately fail to elect a prime minister in order to pave the way for eventual dissolution of parliament.
“As a result of consultations with lawyers we decided to make a nomination for prime minister,” he said.
He said that the decision has been made in order to ensure the legal part of the process.
The deadline for nominations is 18:00 today.
