The ‘Bright Armenia’ faction will nominate former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mane Tandilyan to the post of opposition vice-speaker of the National Assembly, Bright Armenia Party MP-elect Ani Samsonyan wrote on Facebook.
The Armenian parliament elects the chairperson and three deputy chairpersons among its members. One of these vice-speakers is elected from among the lawmakers of the opposition factions. The chairperson and deputy chairpersons are elected and recalled by a majority vote of the total number of MPs, News.am reported.
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