YEREVAN. – Armenia’s National Assembly of the seventh convocation managed to elect the speaker during the first session on Monday, but debates over the candidacy of a vice speaker will continue tomorrow.

Ararat Mirzoyan has been elected the speaker with 131 votes.

My Step alliance members Lena Nazaryan and Alen Simonyan as well as Vahen Enfiyajyan from Prosperous Armenia and Mane Tandilyan from Bright Armenia have been nominated for a vice speaker.

Ruling My Step faction decided to support the candidate from Prosperous Armenia faction as it polled more votes during the parliamentary election.