YEREVAN. - Ruling coalition’s Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will convene its Executive Body and Board sessions on Thursday evening. Armenia’s President and RPA Chairman Serzh Sargsyan also will attend the sessions, during which the Party officials will discuss the nominations for the new Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.  

Our source at RPA informed that a final decision is already reached, according to which current Deputy Speaker Samvel Nikoyan will become Speaker and, in all likelihood, RPA Parliamentary Faction Secretary Eduard Sharmazanov will be designated Deputy Speaker.