ArmInfo. Today the National Assembly elected Vahagn Hovakimyan as the Chairman of the RA CEC. 65 MPS from the ruling majority voted for the candidacy of the new head of the CEC.
Hovakimyan was nominated for this position by the Civil Contract faction. A few days ago, Vahagn Hovakimyan was a member of this party and a member of the National Assembly from this party. He resigned as MP and left the ranks of the ruling party.
It should be noted that the candidacy of the former journalist and deputy chairman of the NA Commission on State and Legal Affairs Hovakimyan was nominated by the ruling Civil Contract faction of the National Assembly. He replaced Tigran Mukuchyan, who headed the Central Election Commission for 11 years.