Armenian Parliament Speaker resigns on the eve of elections

The speaker of the Armenian parliament, Hovik Abrahamyan, will resign on the eve of elections, NEWS.am reports, referring to the press secretary of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Eduard Sharmazanov.

Sharmazanov said that Serzh Sargsyan, the President of Armenia and the leader of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, has nominated Hovik Abrahamyan as the chief of staff at the upcoming elections at a meeting of the executive body of the Republican Party. Abrahamyan will resign from the post of speaker of parliament in order to attract all attention to the elections.