Marukyan left parliament after Bright Armenia failed to pass the electoral threshold in the 2021 snap elections.

[3] Edmon Marukyan was born on January 13, 1981, in Kirovakan (now Vanadzor), Armenian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union.

Since 2001, he has specialized in the protection of human rights and was considerably involved in strengthening of democracy and sustaining civil society in Armenia.

Along with his legal education, Marukyan participated in numerous specialized advocacy and human rights training courses in Armenia, Poland, Hungary, the US, Switzerland, Denmark, France, Germany, and Russia.

[5] Since 2001, he has specialized in the protection of human rights and has been considerably involved in the strengthening of democracy and civil society in Armenia.

He defeated Republican Viktor Dallakyan, who was previously an independent candidate and became a member of the ruling party just months prior to the election.

On December 12, 2016, in cooperation with Civil Contract and Hanrapetutyun political parties, Bright Armenia formed a political coalition named the Way Out Alliance, electing Edmon Marukyan to lead the proportional list of the coalition in parliamentary elections of April 2, 2017.

In addition to his committee assignments, Marukyan has been a member of the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2017.

Edmon Marukyan was leading the Bright Armenia parliamentary faction in the National Assembly until June 2021.

In the 2021 snap parliamentary election, Marukyan led the electoral list of the Bright Armenia party, receiving 1.22% of the votes and failing to overcome the 5% threshold to gain seats in parliament.

[4] His elder brother Krist Marukyan is also a member of Bright Armenia and has represented the party in local elections in Vanadzor.