ArmInfo.Ruben Rubinyan was elected Speaker of the Armenian Parliament at the National Assembly session on August 3.
As Lilit Minasyan, Chairperson of the Counting Commission, announced at the NA session, 91 out of 105 parliamentarians participated in the vote.
Ruben Rubinyan received 63 votes in favor and 28 against. It should be noted that the opposition "Armenia" faction did not participate in the vote, while MPs from the "Strong Armenia" faction voted against.
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