The Council of Elders of Armenia’s capital city Yerevan removed Hayk Marutyan as mayor by a vote of 44 to 10.
The Council of Elders also voted to replace Marutyan with his former deputy Hrachya Sargsyan.
The My Step faction in the Council of Elders controlled by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party announced officially its decision to replace Marutyan by one of his deputies last Friday, accusing now the former mayor of taking steps without consulting with the Council of Elders.
Speaking before the vote, Marutyan said it was the first impeachment of the mayor of Yerevan in the history of the capital, describing the process as ‘disrespect for democracy and the votes of the people of Yerevan.’
