The question of electing Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia was put to a vote in the National Assembly.
With 1 in favour, 3 against, and 75 abstentions, the decision was not adopted. Nikol Pashinyan’s candidacy had been proposed by the parliamentary “My Step” faction, whose leader Lilit Makunts had stated that they would vote “abstain.”
The President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, issued a statement regarding the question of the prime ministerial election.
“In accordance with parts 3 and 6 of Article 140 of the Constitutional Law on the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the question of the election of the Prime Minister shall be discussed at a special session of the National Assembly convened by force of law on 10 May at 12:00,” the statement said.
According to the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, if Parliament fails to elect a Prime Minister twice, the National Assembly is dissolved. The “My Step” faction had announced that it would propose Nikol Pashinyan’s candidacy, guided by this procedure.
