ArmInfo. Today the Constitutional Court of Armenia will elect a new chairman, who, most likely, will be the former head of the Court of Cassation Yervand Khundkaryan.
Meanwhile, as the judge of the Constitutional Court Edgar Shatiryan told reporters, he has no impression that Yervand Khundkaryan's nomination for the post of the head of the Constitutional Court is the result of agreements with the authorities. "I don't have the impression that Yervand Khundkaryan was nominated for the position of a judge of the Constitutional Court in order to become its chairman in the future. I have my own opinion about Khundkaryan's candidacy, but I will not express it before the vote. But I intend to ask him a few questions, "said Shatiryan.
It should be noted that yesterday it became known that two judges, Yervand Khundkaryan and Ashot Khachatryan, are running for the position of the head of the Constitutional Court. However, Khachatryan withdrew his candidacy, having recused himself.
In turn, another judge of the Constitutional Court, its former chairman Hrayr Tovmasyan, stated that he would not participate in the voting, since, in his opinion, the whole process was under the control of the current authorities.
It should be reminded that on September 15 the Armenian parliament elected three new judges of the Constitutional Court. Edgar Shatiryan - a candidate from the government, Yervand Khundkaryan - a nominee from the General Assembly of Judges and Artur Vagharshyan - a creature of the RA President.