The governing coalition on Friday officially nominated Armen Sargsyan a candidate for the fourth President of Armneia. 

The lawmakers of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun (ARF-D) collected the required quarter of votes which were later submitted to the NA Secretariat, said Vahram Baghdasryan, the leader of the RPA faction in parliament .

Asked whether there is a parliamentary consensus over the Republican candidate’s nomination (which President Serzh Sargsyan envisioned), Baghdasaryan said they expect to see that during the voting.

“I find Armen Sargsyan the kind of candidate around whom there will be consolidation and broad thinking,” he told reporters.

Bagdhasaryan said they discussed also the possibility of other nominees at earlier meetings and consultations.