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A day after being chosen Armenia’s new prime minister, Nikol Pashinian has called for the de facto authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region in Azerbaijan under the control of ethnic Armenian forces, to become a party in the internationally mediated talks to resolve the long-standing conflict between Yerevan and Baku.
Armenian-American rock star Serj Tankian said he was "very excited" and that he saw "a very positive Armenia happening," after parliament elected protest leader Nikol Pashinian prime minister. Tankian is lead singer of System of a Down.
Armenian protest leader Nikol Pashinian received a hero's welcome from celebrating supporters in Yerevan, as he joined them shortly after being elected prime minister.
Yerevan's Republic Square erupted into celebration after Armenia's parliament elected protest leader Nikol Pashinian as the country's new prime minister.
Thousands of people crowded into Yerevan's Republic Square as Armenia's parliamentary began debate to decide if protest leader Nikol Pashinian will become Armenia's prime minister.
Armenia's parliament has elected protest leader Nikol Pashinian as the country's next prime minister in a 59 to 42 vote.
Armenian-American rock star Serj Tankian joined an opposition rally in Yerevan's Republic Square on the eve of a parliamentary vote to determined if protest leader Nikol Pashinian will become Armenia's prime minister.
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinian and his supporters welcomed Armenian-American rock star Serj Tankian to Yerevan.
Tens of thousands of people have attended a mass rally called by Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinian in Yerevan aimed at showing his popular support on the eve of a parliamentary vote on whether he should be prime minister.
Police in Yerevan have arrested a traffic police officer in the Armenian capital on charges that he killed two men -- a bank employee and another police officer -- while trying to rob a bank on May 3.
Armenian protest leader Nikol Pashinian has been officially nominated as a candidate for the post of prime minister in the upcoming vote on May 8, after he secured the backing of 41 lawmakers in the 105-seat parliament, a member of the Pashinian-led Yelk faction told RFE/RL on May 3.
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinian has told supporters that they can pause their protests, after the ruling Republican Party suggested it would back him to become the country's interim prime minister.
Supporters of opposition protest leader Nikol Pashinian flooded Gyumri city hall to demand the mayor of Armenia's second-largest city join their protest movement.
Tempers flared in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, after protesters blockaded the main road leading the city's Zvartnots Airport as part of a general strike in the country.
Armenian protest leader Nikol Pashinian called for a pause in the massive street demonstrations he has led after the ruling Republican Party indicated that it might support him for prime minister in a May 8 parliamentary vote.
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinian called for a general strike in response to parliament failing to elect him interim prime minister. His comments were carried live by RFE/RL's Armenian service, as he addressed mass crowds of supporters in Yerevan.
Thousands of people have gathered outside the Armenian parliament building in Yerevan to urge lawmakers to elect opposition leader Nikol Pashinian interim prime minister.
Armenia's parliament has voted against Nikol Pashinian as the country's next prime minister in a narrow 55-to-45 vote, prompting him to call on supporters to stage a general strike starting on May 2.
Protesters returned to the streets of the Armenian capital, Yerevan, a day before parliament votes to select the country's new interim prime minister.
Armenian lawmakers vote on May 1 to elect a new prime minister, with Nikol Pashinan -- the leader of massive street protests calling for change -- the only candidate officially nominated for the post.
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