RPA EXECUTIVE BODY CONSIDERS FURTHER ACTIVITY OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
SPEAKER TIGRAN TOROSIAN AS INEXPIDIENT AND APPROVES CANDIDACY OF HOVIK
ABRAHAMIAN FOR THIS POST

Y EREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The executive body of the Republican
Party of Armenia (RPA) discussed on September 6 the expediency of
further activity of the RPA deputy chairman Tigran Torosian as speaker
of the RA National Assembly and decided that it is inexpedient.
According to information posted on the RPA’s website, after discussing
the candidacy of member of the RPA executive body, NA deputy Hovik
Abrahamian for the post of National Assembly speaker, the RPA executive
body approved his candidacy.

To recap, H. Abrahamian was elected a deputy of the RA National
Assembly in the August 24 by-election in electoral district No 17
(Ararat marz) by the majoritarian electoral system. He was the only
candidate who was voted on in that district. The regular – fourth
session of the fourth-convocation National Assembly starts on September
8.