: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Armenia protest leader fails in bid to become interim PM


YEREVAN (AFP): Nikol Pashinyan failed in his bid to be elected interim prime minister of Armenia.
According to the local ArmenPress news agency only 46 lawmakers voted in favour of him becoming prime minister – he needed 53 votes to be elected. He was the only candidate, but the ruling Republican Party had refused to endorse him.
Earlier, tens of thousands of people rallied in Armenia’s capital of Yerevan ahead of the crucial vote.
Pashinyan had warned of a “political tsunami” if lawmakers didn’t back him to lead the country.
Huge crowds gathered in central Yerevan in the blistering sun, clutching tricolour flags and …read more

Source: The Frontier Post

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