ArmInfo. New President of Armenia elected. Following the results of the vote held on March 2 in the National Assembly of Armenia, the only candidate, Armen Sargsyan, nominated by the ruling coalition, was elected the new president of the country. For the candidacy of Sargsyan, 90 MPs of the Armenian parliament voted, with 10 against>
Earlier, the parliamentary factions "Dashnaktsutyun", the ruling Republican Party (RPA) and the "Tsarukyan" bloc declared their support for the nominee nominated by the ruling party - Armen Sargsyan. Only the "Elk" block was against it.
Recall that, according to the new Constitution, adopted in 2015, from April this year, Armenia will completely pass to the parliamentary form of government.