YEREVAN — At a meeting of the Civil Contract Party’s board on June 25, Ruben Rubinyan was chosen as the party’s candidate for speaker of the National Assembly following a closed secret ballot. Speaking with reporters, Rubinyan said the decision was political. “I assume that most of my colleagues considered that, at this stage, it would be right for me to hold this position, and this is a natural process. Politically, the decision has been made,” Rubinyan said.