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Armenian parliament to elect president in March
The Devdiscourse reported, according to Reuters, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was quoted as saying on Thursday, Armenia's parliament will hold a vote in March to elect a new president, after the previous president, Armen Sarkissian, resigned last month.
The role of the prime minister is seen as more powerful than that of the president in the Caucasian nation of 3 million which is closely allied with Russia.
Armenian President resigns over lack of constitutional power for him
The Interfax news agency reported that the ruling parliamentary majority has nominated Vahagn Khachaturyan, currently minister of high-tech industry, for the presidency.
Source: devdiscourse
