Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan addresses lawmakers during a parliament session to elect an interim prime minister, in Yerevan, Armenia, on May 1, 2018. Photo: Reuters
YEREVAN: Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday urged supporters to take to the streets to pressure parliament to choose him as the next prime minister.
Pashinyan led days of protests that forced veteran leader Serzh Sarksyan to step down as prime minister last week, and is the sole nominee to take over the role. But he needs approval from a parliament dominated by Sarksyan supporters.
Addressing parliament before his candidacy was put to the vote, Pashinyan …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
