YEREVAN. – The election for Armenian National Assembly (NA) Speaker will be held on Tuesday at 12 p.m., ruling coalition’s Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) MP Gagik Melikyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.   

And the NA Deputy Speaker’s post will become vacant only after current Deputy Speaker Samvel Nikoyan is elected as the new Speaker. Melikyan also informed that NA will convene a special session, on the same day, at 6:30 p.m., to elect a new Deputy Speaker. 

Since the two Deputy Speakers’ posts are not vacant at this time, election of the Deputy Speaker cannot be included in the NA regular session agenda. So, only after when Nikoyan is elected Speaker would it be possible to hold a special session to elect a new Deputy Speaker.   

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, during its December 1 session, RPA Board decided to nominate Samvel Nikoyan as the new NA Speaker, and RPA MP and Press Secretary Eduard Sharmazanov, as Deputy Speaker.

And Gagik Melikyan will replace Sharmazanov as RPA Parliamentary Faction Secretary.