Lilit Makunts will not assume her parliamentary mandate. The former Armenian Ambassador to the United States has submitted a formal withdrawal. This was reported by Azatutyun, citing the Central Election Commission.
Alen Simonyan also announced his decision to relinquish his mandate. He had sought to occupy the position of Speaker of the new Parliament. However, the board of the Civil Contract party has nominated Ruben Rubinyan for the post.
