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Armenian opposition leader warns about new protest rallies

Armenia Materials 22 April 2018 11:26 (UTC +04:00)
Armenian MP Nikol Pashinyan, who leads the protest rallies against Serzh Sargsyan’s election as prime minister, after the talks with the head of the government failed said that the demonstrations will continue
Armenian opposition leader warns about new protest rallies

Baku, Azerbaijan, April 22

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Armenian MP Nikol Pashinyan, who leads the protest rallies against Serzh Sargsyan’s election as prime minister, after the talks with the head of the government failed said that the demonstrations will continue, RIA Novosti news agency reported.

On April 22, the announced negotiations between Sargsyan and Pashinyan lasted several minutes. The prime minister said that the oppositionist’s actions are blackmail, and advised him to act within the law, threatening that otherwise Pashinyan would bear all the responsibility.

Sargsyan added that Pashinyan didn’t learn his lesson from the events of March 1, 2008, when ten people were killed during the clashes of demonstrators with the police.

“Our peaceful protests will continue, I urge not to succumb to provocations,” Pashinyan told reporters in Yerevan. “Our next protest rally will be held today at 19:00 (GMT +4).”

Mass rallies broke out in Yerevan and other Armenian cities on April 13 following former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s nomination as prime minister. The opposition accuses him of ineffective governance and worsening of the economic situation.

Despite the protests, Armenia’s parliament elected Sargsyan prime minister on April 17. On April 19, opposition members tried to disrupt the new cabinet of ministers’ meeting, blocking entrances to government facilities and marching down Yerevan streets. About 3,000 people took part in a rally in the evening. As many as 123 people were arrested over the day.

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