

It was widely seen as, primarily, an electoral test for the post-revolutionary Pashinyan government. He was elected the mayor of Yerevan on September 23, 2018. On July 30, 2018, Marutyan was named by Civil Contract as their candidate for mayor of Yerevan after the resignation of Republican Taron Margaryan. In April and May 2018 Marutyan supported opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan during the 2018 revolution. In July 2013, he was among celebrities which participated in the public transportation fare increase protests.

In 2011 he supported the Mashtots Park Movement. Marutyan participated in social and political movements from the early 2010s. He starred with Mkrtich Arzumanyan (Mko).
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In 2002, he founded Kargin Studio, producing the TV series Kargin Haghordum (2002–09) and Kargin Serial (2010-13). įrom the mid-1990s, Marutyan worked as a screenwriter, director, and an actor. Marutyan became the first mayor of Yerevan to be removed by a vote of no confidence by the Yerevan City Council in December 2021 amid political disagreements with the ruling government and Civil Contract party, which he left in December 2020. He was elected mayor in a landslide victory by garnering some 81% of the votes.

He joined Pashinyan's Civil Contract party and was nominated as their candidate for mayor of Yerevan. During the 2018 revolution he actively supported Nikol Pashinyan. Marutyan became actively involved in civic activism during the presidency of Serzh Sargsyan. He later starred in several comedy films, including Super Mother and Love Odd. Due to these, he is widely known as "Kargin Hayko" (Կարգին Հայկո) to the Armenian public. They co-produced Kargin Haghordum (2002–09) and Kargin Serial (2010-13). Marutyan rose to prominence as half of the comedy duo " Hayko Mko" (with Mkrtich "Mko" Arzumanyan) in the 2000s. He was the mayor of Yerevan from October 2018 to December 2021. Hayk Hrachyayi Marutyan ( Armenian: Հայկ Հրաչյայի Մարության born December 18, 1976) is an Armenian actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and politician.
