National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia

08/02/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 08/03/2021 00:47

Alen Simonyan Elected President of National Assembly

On August 2, during the first session of the RA NA eighth convocation, the voting for the election of the NA President was held.

All three factions nominated candidates for the post of the NA President.

The NA Armenia Faction nominated the deputy of Armenia Faction Mkhitar Zakaryan as a candidate, and the NA I Have Honor Faction - the candidacy of the deputy from Armenia Faction Artur Sargsyan. The NA Civil Contract Faction nominated Alen Simonyan as a candidate.

The Chairman of the NA Accounting Committee Narek Babayan informed that the voting was held by secret ballot and in which 71 out of 107 NA deputies took part. Opening the ballot box, the Accounting Committee found out that all 71 deputies who took part in the voting voted for Alen Simonyan as a candidate. So, Alen Simonyan was elected as President of the National Assembly of the NA eighth convocation.

Alen Simonyan thanked his colleagues for the high trust given to him in the post of the NA President.

The National Assembly will continue the works on August 3.