ArmInfo. Parliamentary forces have nominated their candidates for the post of Speaker of the National Assembly; two of them are under arrest.
The parliamentary majority - the Civil Contract faction nominated Deputy Speaker of the 7th convocation of parliament Alen Simonyan, the "Hayastan" opposition faction nominated the former head of the Meghri community Mkhitar Zakaryan, and the oppositional "I Have Honor" - former head of the Sisian community Artur Sargsyan.
According to the regulations, Zakaryan and Sargsyan must address the parliament and present their programs.
To this day, the mayors of the cities of Syunik region - former mayor of Meghri Mkhitar Zakaryan and former head of the Sisian community Artur Sargsyan, who are MPs from the opposition "Hayastan" bloc, are under arrest. Earlier, the head of the CEC Tigran Mukuchyan said that being under arrest is not an obstacle to getting a deputy mandate.