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The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia is discussing the candidacy of Aram Vardevanyan from the "Strong Armenia" faction for the position of Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
According to Armenpress, the candidate's biography and professional activities were presented in the first session of the ninth convocation of the National Assembly by Tigran Abrahamyan, the secretary of the "Strong Armenia" faction.
Aram Vardevanyan's candidacy was proposed by the "Strong Armenia" faction. The faction leader Narek Karapetyan announced on August 2 that the candidate's professional experience and professionalism were taken into account during the selection process. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, the National Assembly has three vice-presidents, one of whom must be elected from among the deputies of the opposition factions.
The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly is elected by secret ballot with a majority of the votes of the total number of deputies. The ninth convocation of the National Assembly has 105 deputies, therefore at least 53 votes in favor are needed for Vardevanyan to be elected. Aram Vardevanyan was born on November 1, 1989, in Yerevan.
He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Armenian-Russian University and holds a PhD in Law. During his professional career, he has worked in the legal and academic fields. In 2016, he served as the assistant to the Prime Minister of Armenia, coordinating issues related to human rights, the judicial system, penitentiary institutions, and related areas.
Vardevanyan was also a deputy of the eighth convocation of the National Assembly. His parliamentary powers were terminated on December 2, 2022. He was the official representative of the "Armenia" alliance during the 2021 parliamentary elections, and based on the results of the 2026 elections, he was elected as a deputy from the "Strong Armenia" alliance list.
It should be noted that representatives of the ruling "Civil Contract" faction, Vahagn Aleksanyan and Hayk Konjoryan, have already been elected to the positions of Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly.
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