Former member of the Yerevan Council of Elders Grigor Yeritsyan wrote.

“The thesis about leaving the political team at a difficult time is as false as the media terror against the Mayor in recent months.

Marutyan made the decision to leave the “Civil Contract” Party before the war, when it was already clear to many of us that the relations mayor-council, the mayor-political team were already broken, and the conflicting interests in the management of the city economy do not lead anywhere.

The war starts and naturally, of course, all the disagreements were put aside. One month after the end of the war, in December, the Mayor submits an application to leave the party, the reasons for which I hope he will talk about in the near future. Against the background of the political crisis and possible early parliamentary elections, the party elite asks the Mayor not to make public his decision, which the Mayor keeps.

Before the parliamentary elections, Marutyan is accused of not joining the political team, not supporting, not interfering in the elections, knowing full well that he is no longer a party member. This was just as strange for the public, as both the public and most of the members of the Council of Elders were not aware of these processes. Regardless of his status, Marutyan would never use administrative leverage.

The news about leaving the party is spread by the party when a clear instruction is given to demand the resignation of the Mayor. The Mayor naturally rejects that demand, after which the Council of Elders is put to work to implement the decision of the Civil Contaract’s Board, which has nothing to do with the welfare of the people of Yerevan, which is based on narrow party interests. The members of the Council of Elders who do not share this political decision are called to resign their mandate.”