In Armenia, members of local councils to be granted right to withdraw  their resignations within three days

ArmInfo.  In Armenia, members of local councils of elders will have the right to withdraw their resignations within three days of submitting them. At its February 5  meeting, the National Assembly Committee on Territorial  Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture, and Environmental  Protection approved amendments to the laws "On Local Self-Government"  and "On Local Self-Government in Yerevan" submitted by committee  chair Vahe Ghalumyan.

According to the author of the legislative initiative, Article 26 of  the Law "On Local Self-Government" establishes provisions regarding  the early termination of the powers of a community head. Section 3.1  of the same article stipulates that a community head may withdraw  their resignation within three days.  Meanwhile, Article 70 of the  same law establishes provisions regarding the early termination of  the powers of a Council of Elders member, but does not legally  regulate the possibility of withdrawing their resignation.

By the same token, as Galumyan noted, Article 20 of the Law "On Local  Self-Government in the City of Yerevan" establishes provisions  regarding the early termination of a member of the Yerevan Council of  Elders and does not provide for the possibility of withdrawing a  resignation letter from a Council of Elders member.

Article 155 of the constitutional law "Rules of Procedure of the  National Assembly" establishes the procedure for the resignation of a  member of parliament.

In particular, Part 2 of the same article defines the procedure for  withdrawing a resignation letter from a member of parliament. The  positions of community head, National Assembly deputy, and Council of  Elders member are elected public offices. Based on the general  principle of law, if a community head and National Assembly deputy  have the right to withdraw a resignation letter after it has been  submitted, then a Council of Elders member should also have the same  right and opportunity. The proposed amendments to the current laws  will give them this opportunity, thereby eliminating a gap in the  country's current legislation.