Civil Contract lawmaker Hayk Konjoryan has been elected Deputy Speaker of Armenia’s National Assembly. In a closed secret ballot, 63 lawmakers voted in favor of his candidacy, while 28 voted against.
Konjoryan was nominated for the post of deputy speaker by the Civil Contract parliamentary faction.
During the debate, Narek Karapetyan, leader of the Strong Armenia faction, said his group would vote against Konjoryan’s nomination. Anna Grigoryan, head of the Hayastan faction, announced that her faction would not participate in the vote, Armenpress reported.
Parliament is also expected to consider the candidacy of Vahagn Aleksanyan for another deputy speaker position, while the opposition’s nominee for the post is Aram Vardevanyan of the Strong Armenia faction.
Hayk Konjoryan has served as a member of the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth convocations of the National Assembly. During the eighth convocation, he headed the Civil Contract parliamentary faction.
