Pashinyan’s faction nominates him for Armenia's PM

The ruling faction My Step has proposed the candidacy of Acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the head of the country’s government, but on May 3, it will not vote for him during a special parliamentary session to trigger a snap election, the faction’s press service said on Monday.

"Under the rules of the National Assembly [of Armenia], the My Step faction has nominated Nikol Pashinyan for the position of Prime Minister. This process is necessary to dissolve parliament with the aim of holding a snap parliamentary election in June," TASS cited the statement as saying.

Earlier, the press service of the country’s legislative body informed that the issue of electing a new PM after Pashinyan’s resignation will be considered on May 3 during a special session of parliament.

Nikol Pashinyan tendered his resignation on Sunday in order to hold early parliamentary elections in the republic.