Protesters marching peacefully along Yerevan streets
18.04.2018,
12:14
Protesters in Yerevan are marching peacefully along the city streets, said Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of YELQ opposition faction.
YEREVAN, April 18. /ARKA/. Protesters in Yerevan are marching peacefully along the city streets, said Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of YELQ opposition faction.
On Tuesday, the Armenian National Assembly has elected ex-president Serzh Sargsyan as prime minister.
As many as 77 MPs voted for him and 17 against.
Serzh Sargsyan was the only candidate for the prime-ministerial post. He was nominated by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutiun.
Mass protests broke out in Yerevan on April 13, which developed into civil unrest. Today, Nikol Pashinyan announced the beginning of a velvet revolution and protesters blockaded buildings of government establishments.
He warned people against responding to the provocations ordered for hindering the peaceful course of the protests and trigger clashes between protesters and the police. --0---
On Tuesday, the Armenian National Assembly has elected ex-president Serzh Sargsyan as prime minister.
As many as 77 MPs voted for him and 17 against.
Serzh Sargsyan was the only candidate for the prime-ministerial post. He was nominated by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutiun.
Mass protests broke out in Yerevan on April 13, which developed into civil unrest. Today, Nikol Pashinyan announced the beginning of a velvet revolution and protesters blockaded buildings of government establishments.
He warned people against responding to the provocations ordered for hindering the peaceful course of the protests and trigger clashes between protesters and the police. --0---
