YEREVAN.- The leader of Bright Armenia faction Edmond Marukyan has nominated former minister Mane Tandilyan as Deputy Speaker of Parliament during the session of the  of the National Assembly.

Marukyan noted that the  Deputy Speaker of previous Parliament was from the Prosperous Armenia party.

“Today we have the opportunity to change this tradition. The constitution does not say that the representative of the largest opposition faction should become the

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly. This means that we have a choice, ”said Edmond Marukyan.
Prosperous Armenia, the other opposition party, has nominated its candidate Vahe Enfiajyan for the position.