YEREVAN, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Armenia's parliament on Thursday elected Vahagn Khachaturyan as the country's new president.
This came after 71 lawmakers participated in the second round of the vote and all voted in favor of Khachaturyan's candidacy, reported local Armenpress.
The 62-year-old politician, who served as high-tech industry minister, was nominated by the ruling My Step faction and the only presidential candidate.
According to Armenian law, he will be inaugurated at a special session in parliament in 10 days.
The Armenian parliament failed to elect the country's president in the first round due to a boycott by opposition parties.
Khachaturyan's predecessor, Armen Sarkissian, resigned in January, saying he did not have the necessary power to deal with the country's political problems. ■