Apart from Vahagn Khachaturyan, other candidates for the presidency have been discussed as well. The President of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan, who assumed the powers of the President of the Republic says.

He mentioned that there were quite long discussions, “It is difficult to say in two words why Khachaturyan. I personally think that we have chosen a very good candidate who, in accordance with his past, with his decency, will fulfill the responsibilities provided by law quite well,” he said.

According to Simonyan, some members of the Board of the “Civil Contract” Party proposed Khachaturyan’s candidacy.” He mentioned that his candidacy was offered as well, but he refused. “As for my candidacy, I withdrew.”

Simonyan mentioned that he has no expectation that the opposition will elect Vahagn Khachaturyan․ “Whoever we represented they would say something. We have seen their candidates. We did not discuss Vazgen Manukyan’s candidacy, I can calm them down. We have not had any candidates who drink and come to discussions. The opposition has its own way of electing candidates, we have ours.”

The President of the National Assembly also mentioned that the issue of 5-6 possible presidential candidates was discussed, one of whom was a woman. Simonyan did not want to publish her name.