YEREVAN, JANUARY 14, ARMENPRESS. Ararat Mirzoyan has been installed as Speaker of Parliament.

The ruling My Step Alliance nominated his candidacy and 131 MPs from 132 confirmed his candidacy during a secret vote. Only one ballot was declared invalid.

Mirzoyan served as First Deputy Prime Minister in the Pashinyan administration since spring of 2018.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan