Armenia political party head resigns

Mikayel Harutyunyan issued a statement announcing that he is resigning from the post of Chairman of the Conservative Party (CP) of Armenia.

The statement reads as follows, in particular: "(…) I accept the defeat of my kind and me personally under the conditions of the current unethical arrangement, I hereby announce my resignation from the position of Chairman of and my membership in the Conservative Party. Starting today, no document with my signature in the name of CP Chairman can be considered valid."