Head of the Karashamb village of Kotayk Province of Armenia Zorik Khlghatyan has resigned, as reported on the Facebook page of the regional governor’s office of Kotayk Province.

Today, governed by the law on local self-government bodies and based on the application of head of the Karashamb village, the Council of Elders of the village decided to prematurely terminate Khlghatyan’s powers.

During a special session, the Council of Elders recorded the resignation letter and addressed the acting regional governor of Kotayk Province in the manner prescribed by law. According to the law, the acting regional governor will appoint an acting head of the village who will serve until a special election.

Khlghatyan had been the head of the village since 1996.