Gerasim Vardanyan resigned from his position on the Artashat Council of Elders.

ArmInfo. Gerasim Vardanyan, a member of the Supreme Body of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), announced that he will not accept his mandate on the Artashat Council of Elders.

"Dear compatriots, I inform you that I will not accept the mandate of a member of the Council of Elders of the extended Artashat community. At the same time, I inform you that my absence from the council has a strategic purpose.

- my more effective participation in the upcoming political processes," the politician said.

According to the Dashnaktsutyun, the ARF Council faction, the main opposition force operating in the Artashat community, will nevertheless be represented on the Artashat Council of Elders. Vardanyan continues its opposition struggle and actively participates in the council's work. According to him, Artavazd Margaryan, Ani Azatyan, Artak Tadevosyan, and Hermine Israelovna will represent the ARF in the Artashat Council of Elders.

It should be noted that Vardanyan participated in the municipal elections held in Artashat on October 25. Three political forces participated in the proportional elections in Artashat, with turnout at 40.09%. The ruling Civil Contract party won, receiving 85.95% of the vote and 28 seats, the ARF with 10.59% and 4 seats, and the New Era Party with 3.43% and 1 seat.