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Armenian protest leader Nikol Pashinian has been officially nominated by his Yelk alliance as the party’s candidate for prime minister a day before a vote in parliament on a new head of government after street protests forced the resignation of Serzh Sarkisian.
Armenia's ruling Republican Party has announced it will not nominate a candidate for prime minister, as opposition leader Nikol Pashinian called on Armenians to participate in large numbers in "peaceful civil-disobedience actions" in the next three days, and to "flood Yerevan's streets and squares" on May 1, when the parliament is scheduled to elect a new prime minister.
Armenian protest leader Nikol Pashinian has said "really free" elections must be the solution to his country's political crisis. Pashinian was speaking at a news conference in Yerevan on April 27.
The former junior partner in the Armenian ruling party’s coalition has urged all parliamentary factions to unite around a “single candidate” for prime minister ahead of a scheduled May 1 vote to decide on a new leader.
Armenian protest leader and member of parliament Nikol Pashinian led supporters on a march through Yerevan on April 26 after previously meeting leaders of other opposition parties whose support he is seeking to become interim prime minister.
Another large rally was held in central Yerevan on April 25 to demand that opposition leader Nikol Pashinian be made Armenia's interim prime minister ahead of snap elections.
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinian has dismissed any compromise with the ruling Republican Party (HHK) and claimed he is the only legitimate candidate for the prime minister's post, while the country's president refused to take sides but told RFE/RL that Armenia was on the path to becoming a "real democratic state."
Mass antigovernment protests resumed in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, after acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetian canceled talks with the opposition.
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinian says he has warned acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetian against imposing a state of emergency as new antigovernment protests erupted on the streets of Yerevan.
Armenians held official ceremonies marking the anniversary of the World War I-era massacre of their ancestors in Ottoman Turkey. The events came a day after Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian resigned amid mass street protests.
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinian, who led 11 days of protests that toppled Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian, says he is ready to lead the country if asked.
Seemingly on the cusp of an escalation in protests against his effort to stay in power, Armenia's ex-president stepped down as prime minister.
Nikol Pashinian, who has led protests in Armenia, told cheering crowds in Yerevan that the "revolution" must not stop with the resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian, but continue to "final victory."
Reporters Without Borders has called for investigations into attacks on journalists during the recent protests in Armenia.
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinian rejoined protesters in the streets of Yerevan on April 23 after he was released from custody following one day of detention. Pashinian has been leading the wave of protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian.
The resignation of Armenia's longtime ruler Serzh Sarkisian in the face of widespread street protests has triggered an outpouring of celebration across the country.
Armenian security forces in Yerevan detained dozens of protesters who gathered on the city's central Republic Square on April 22. The afternoon protest was a continuation of a dispersed march. (RFE/RL's Armenian Service)
Armenian security forces in Yerevan dispersed a march of protesters led by Nikol Pashinian and detained several participants including Pashinian and opposition lawmaker Sasun Mikaelyan on April 22. (RFE/RL's Armenian Service)
Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian walked out a meeting with protest leader Nikol Pashinian on April 22, accusing him of "blackmail." Pashinian told the prime minister in front of the media that he wanted his resignation. (RFE/RL's Armenian Service)
Armenian protest leader Nikol Pashinian has been detained in Yerevan following 10 days of mass protests against an alleged power grab by Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian.
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