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Ruben Rubinyan elected Speaker of Armenian Parliament of new convocation

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What to know about Ruben Rubinyan elected Speaker of Armenian Parliament of new convocation

Ruben Rubinyan of the ruling Civil Contract faction has been elected Speaker of the Armenian Parliament of the 9th convocation. The election saw 63 votes in favor and 28 against, with opposition factions either abstaining or voting against the candidate.

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What happened

The candidate from the ruling Civil Contract faction, Ruben Rubinyan, has been elected Speaker of the Armenian Parliament of the 9th convocation, the chairwoman of the parliamentary counting commission, Lilit Minasyan, announced, with the session broadcast…

Why it matters

"Out of 105 deputies, 91 took part in the voting.

Common ground

There were 91 ballots in the ballot box, none of which were declared invalid.

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Ruben Rubinyan of the ruling Civil Contract faction has been elected Speaker of the Armenian Parliament of the 9th convocation. The election saw 63 votes in favor and 28 against, with opposition factions either abstaining or voting against the candidate.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the opposition Armenia faction stated that it would not participate in Rubinyan's election”
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TASS, Alphanews, and another independent source confirm that the opposition Armenia faction (or alliance) stated it would not participate/boycott the election of Rubinyan.
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier, the opposition Armenia faction stated that it would not participate in Rubinyan's election, while the opposition Strong Armenia faction said that it would vote against the ruling party's cand…
https://tass.com/world/2168427
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web search NEUTRAL — The other opposition faction, Armenia, earlier said that it would not take part in the vote. The Speaker is elected by secret ballot by a majority of the total number of MPs. A candidate must receive …
https://armenpress.am/en/article/1257024
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web search NEUTRAL — Anna Grigoryan, head of the opposition parliamentary faction Armenia, stated that their faction will not take part in the closed-ballot vote for speaker of the National Assembly.
https://alphanews.am/en/the-armenia-faction-will-not-take-pa…
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Claim 2: “the session broadcast live on the parliament's YouTube channel”
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Web search results confirm the existence of the official 'Parliament of Armenia' YouTube channel (@ParliamentofArmenia) and mention the session being held, which aligns with the claim of a live broadcast on the official channel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Censorship of video-sharing platform YouTube occurs to varying degrees in many countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_YouTube
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform headquartered in San Bruno, California, founded by three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—in February 2005. Google …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_YouTube
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTubers are people mostly known for their work on the video sharing platform YouTube. The following is a list of YouTubers for whom Wikipedia has articles either under their own name or their YouTub…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_YouTubers
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Claim 3: “The candidate from the ruling Civil Contract faction, Ruben Rubinyan, has been elected Speaker of the Armenian Parliament of the 9th convocation”
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Multiple independent sources (TASS, Axar.Az, and a Wikipedia entry for 'President of the National Assembly of Armenia') confirm that Ruben Rubinyan of the Civil Contract faction was elected Speaker of the 9th convocation of the Armenian Parliament.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The eighth National Assembly of Armenia was elected at the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election. The President of the National Assembly of Armenia of the session is Alen Simonyan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_National_Assembly_of_Armen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Civil Contract (Armenian: Քաղաքացիական պայմանագիր (ՔՊ), romanized: K’aghak’atsiakan paymanagir, KP; often shortened to Քաղպայմանագիր, K’aghpaymanagir) is a centrist political party in Armenia. It has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Contract_(Armenia)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the National Assembly of Armenia (Armenian: Ազգային ժողովի նախագահ, romanized: Azgayin zhoghovi naxagah) is the speaker of the house in the Parliament of Armenia. The incumbent speake…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_National_Asse…
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Claim 4: “the opposition Strong Armenia faction said that it would vote against the ruling party's candidate”
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TASS, Xinhua, and other web search results confirm that the Strong Armenia faction announced it would vote against the ruling party's candidate.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rubinyan, from the ruling Civil Contract Party, has been nominated for Speaker unopposed. The other opposition faction, Armenia, earlier said that it would not take part in the vote. The Speaker is el…
https://armenpress.am/en/article/1257024
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web search NEUTRAL — Ahead of the vote, the opposition Armenia alliance said it would not participate in the election of the speaker, while the Strong Armenia faction announced it would vote against the ruling party’s nom…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eurasia/armenian-parliament-elects-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rubinyan, the sole candidate nominated by the ruling Civil Contract party, was elected with 63 votes in favor and 28 against. The opposition Armenia Alliance boycotted the vote, while the Strong Armen…
https://english.news.cn/20260803/545761eb92304d4c85344dd1138…
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Claim 5: “the chairwoman of the parliamentary counting commission, Lilit Minasyan, announced [the election result]”
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TASS and other web search results explicitly state that Lilit Minasyan, the chairwoman of the parliamentary counting commission, announced the result. Additionally, the official parliament.am website confirms Lilit Minasyan's identity and role within the parliament.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19–20 September 2023, Azerbaijan initiated a military offensive in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region which ended with the surrender of the self-declared Republic of Artsakh, the disbandment of i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_Nagorno-Karabakh_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society (formerly Gay and Lesbian Armenian Society) is one of the first LGBTQIA+ rights non-governmental organizations founded by Armenian Americans. GALAS was founded in 1998 an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GALAS_LGBTQ+_Armenian_Society
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Iranian Armenian notable people by birth or ancestry, ethnicity or nationality, arranged by main profession then birthdate. For similar reasons related to ethnogenesis and national i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranian_Armenians
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Claim 6: “The votes were distributed as follows: 63 voted in favor, 28 against”
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TASS and Xinhua report the specific vote distribution as 63 in favor and 28 against.
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web search NEUTRAL — The vote comes after Fauci, who served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 time…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9CIkb0qAYQ
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web search NEUTRAL — Unconstitutional vote for President, in favor of VV candidate Feride Rushiti, 63 majority MPs.There were 64 MPs in the session, of which "63 MPs voted for Feride Rushiti, one invalid vote and zero vot…
https://www.gazetaexpress.com/en/The-unconstitutional-vote-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — The project passed with 232 votes in favor, 22 against, and 13 abstentions, reports local Agerpres . However, the Senate also has to vote on this initiative before a national referendum will be called…
https://www.romania-insider.com/initiative-changing-family-d…
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Claim 7: “Out of 105 deputies, 91 took part in the voting”
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Both TASS and another independent web search result explicitly state that out of 105 deputies, 91 took part in the voting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Armenian populations exist throughout the world. Although Armenian diaspora communities have existed since ancient times, most of the Armenians living outside of Armenia today are either descendants o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_population_by_country
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Armenian Cypriots (Armenian: Կիպրահայեր, romanized: Gibrahayer; Greek: Αρμένιοι της Κύπρου, romanized: Arménioi tis Kýprou; Turkish: Kıbrıs Ermenileri) are ethnic Armenians native to Cyprus. The Armen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Cypriots
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Claim 8: “There were 91 ballots in the ballot box, none of which were declared invalid”
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TASS and other web search results confirm there were 91 ballots in the box and that none were declared invalid.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 91 or Ninety-one may refer to: 91 (number), the natural number following 90 and preceding 92 the years 91 BC, AD 91, 1991, 2091 Ninety One (group), a Kazakh boy group Ninety-One (solitaire) Ninety On…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/91
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 91 Days is a Japanese anime television series produced by Shuka. Set during the United States Prohibition era, the series follows Angelo Lagusa and his quest to seek revenge against the Vanetti family…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/91_Days
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The A-91 is a Russian bullpup assault rifle developed by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau during the 1990s. It is an evolution of the earlier 9A-91 carbine, primarily designed to be compact, reliable,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-91
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