Armenian parliament fails to elect president in first round

The Armenian parliament has failed to elect a new president of the republic at the meeting, the ruling faction "Civil Contract" didn’t have enough votes, Report informs referring to Sputnik Armenia.

The only candidate for the post of head of state, Minister of High-Tech Industry Vahagn Khachaturian, received only 69 votes.

"Some 69 deputies voted for the election of Vahagn Khachaturian to the post of the President of the country, the elections did not take place, the second round is scheduled today," Narek Babayan, head of the counting commission, said.