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President-elect Armen Sarkissian on Friday thanked all the members of the National Assembly for taking part in the voting.

“I want to thank all those who voted both in favor and against [me]. Thank you for your important contribution to the key process of changes taking place in our country,” he said.

Sarkissian vowed to devote his years of experience and knowledge to serve the Armenian citizens.

“As I have stated before, I will devote my knowledge and experience of many years and all my energy to completely fulfil the duties of the President of Armenia and to fully serve the Armenian citizens,” he said.  

“I expect your support and participation, as well as the support and participation of all our citizens in our important future triumphs: Artsakh, Armenia, and the Diaspora,” added Sarkissian.

The parliament voted on Friday to elect Armen Sarkissian as the fourth President of Armenia. 90 MPs voted in favor of Sarkissian, 10 voted against him, with one bullet paper declared invalid.