During the first sitting of the National Assembly of the 8th convocation, the deputies must elect the NA President.
The “Civil Contract” faction nominated Alen Simonyan as a candidate for the NA President, the “Armenia” faction nominated Mkhitar Zakaryan, and the “I have Honor” faction nominated Arthur Sargsyan.
The Chairman of the Counting Commission Narek Babayan announced that 71 out of 107 NA deputies took part in the voting. And Alen Simonyan was elected NA Speaker with 71 votes” for”.
