2024-02-11 07:35:41
In this hall, a shameless decision is being discussed again: to deprive several opposition members of the Council of Elders, including me, of their mandate, Hayk Marutyan, a member of the “National Progress” faction, announced at the extraordinary session of the Yerevan Council of Elders.
“People have elected us for 5 years, and you are removing me for 3 months’ absence?” Who gave you that right, did you give me that mandate, or are you thinking that you are my employer? My employer is my voters, who are you? This is the umpteenth time you disregard the will of the people,” declared Hayk Marutyan.
He said that not participating in the sessions was his conscious decision.
“Only by not coming to the session and not providing a quorum is it possible to make sure that the CP does not make its terrible and harmful decisions. It is not possible to come and vote against, because the votes of the government are always a few more, but they are not more, they are a minority. Boycott remains the only method of our political struggle.
Citizens approach me and say, “What is the situation?” I say, dear people, but why are you telling me, we are not the government? Please write a letter, an e-mail to the municipality, and name it Sisi, so they can see it,” said Marutyan.
He announced that the process of removing him from the Council of Elders has a specific purpose: to deprive the opposition of another platform of struggle.