YEREVAN — Ruben Rubinyan of the Civil Contract Party has been elected speaker of Armenia’s ninth National Assembly by a vote of 63 in favor and 28 against. I intend to serve as the speaker of the entire National Assembly,” he said. He previously served as deputy speaker of the National Assembly. Anna Grigoryan, leader of the opposition Hayastan faction, announced that the faction would not participate in the secret ballot to elect the speaker. The Civil Contract faction unanimously voted in favor of Rubinyan.