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 Wednesday, August 5 2026 19:19
Alexandr Avanesov

Vahagn Aleksanyan elected Deputy Speaker of  National Assembly 

Vahagn Aleksanyan elected Deputy Speaker of  National Assembly 

ArmInfo. Vahagn Aleksanyan has been elected Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. Sixty-two deputies voted in favor of his  candidacy, while 27 voted against.

It should be noted that the opposition "Armenia" faction did not  participate in the voting. Representatives of another opposition  faction, "Strong Armenia," were the only ones to speak out against  Aleksanyan's candidacy.

Earlier, the National Assembly elected Ruben Rubinyan as Speaker and  Hayk Konjoryan as Vice Speaker from the "Civil Contract" faction.  Discussions regarding the third deputy speaker will begin tomorrow;  for this position, the "Strong Armenia" faction has nominated lawyer  Aram Vardevanyan.

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