Armenian MP Vilen Gabrielyan decides to resign 

ArmInfo. Vilen Gabrielyan, a member of the National Assembly of Armenia from the ruling Civil Contract faction, has decided to resign from his mandate as a member  of parliament. The parliamentarian wrote about this on his Facebook  account. 

Dear compatriots, I have a clear conviction that the culture of  political responsibility plays a key role in political processes, and  this requires the appropriate will and determination, which I have  always possessed.  I consider the incident with my participation that  occurred in the city of Gyumri last Sunday unworthy of a member of  the National Assembly. A member of the National Assembly is obliged  to avoid inappropriate behavior in the performance of his or her  duties. Accordingly, I apologize and officially announce my  resignation as a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia. I will submit the application to the NA staff in the  prescribed manner today," Vilen Gabrielyan wrote.

At the same time, the MP announced his intention to run for the Civil  Contract board in the upcoming elections to the party board. "It is  obvious to me that our party seriously needs to be restored and  transformed. For the sake of tomorrow's truth, allow me to be wrong  today. Be vigilant, cool-headed, balanced, strong and responsible,"  the MP emphasized.

On March 30, a video was circulated online showing Vilen Gabrielyan,  under the influence of alcohol, getting into an altercation with  journalists in Gyumri, insulting them.