Pashinyan nominated for PM in June parliamentary elections in Armenia

YEREVAN. March 30 (Interfax) - Incumbent Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been nominated for prime minister in the June parliamentary elections by the Civil Contract party he leads.

"Two rounds of internal elections in the Civil Contract party have been completed, and their results have been summed up. I thank all of my party friends for their confidence and the honor to head the Civil Contract elections ticket and to be the candidate for prime minister of the Republic of Armenia," Pashinyan said on a social network.

Armenian parliamentary elections are scheduled for June 7.

Armenia is a parliamentary republic. The political force that gains the parliament majority in the elections will have the right to elect the prime minister.