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Armenia’s ruling party says new PM would be elected on May 8
May 03, 2018 13:33The head of Armenia’s ruling Republican Party has announced that parliament will elect a new prime minister on May 8 as authorities struggle to end weeks of street protests that have gripped the country.
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Armenia opposition figure calls for pause in protests
May 03, 2018 09:08An opposition figure in Armenia who has led days of protests recently has called on his supporters to take a pause in a crusade of “civil disobedience” as he tries to secure assurances that the ruling party will support him to become the country’s next prime minister.
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Armenia parliament sets new date for electing prime minister
May 02, 2018 14:25Armenia’s parliament has announced that it would hold a new session to elect the country’s prime minister after a first bid failed due to lack of support in the chamber for the main opposition candidate, Nikol Pashinyan.
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Leader of the protests in Armenia calls for national civil disobedience
May 02, 2018 08:30The leader of an Armenian protest movement that forced the country's veteran leader to step down announced on Tuesday, May 1, a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience after the ruling party thwarted his bid to take over as prime minister.
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Armenia opposition leader Pashinyan formally nominated for prime minister by supporters
Apr 30, 2018 13:58Armenian anti-government protest leader Nikol Pashinyan has been formally nominated for the post of prime minister by his supporters, after two weeks of mass rallies in the South Caucus nation and a day before parliament votes on a new head of government.
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Thousands of anti-government protesters rally in Armenia's Gyumri
Apr 28, 2018 04:10Thousands of Armenians gathered in Gyumri, Armenia's second largest city, late on Friday to continue protests against the ruling elite.
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Armenian PM rejects opposition leader's demand after Putin's warning
Apr 27, 2018 05:16Armenia's acting prime minister has rejected talks with opposition Leader Nikol Pashinyan after the latter warned that the parliament should either elect him as premier or no other candidate would be elected at all.
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Armenia parliament sets May 1 as date to elect new premier
Apr 26, 2018 10:04Armenia’s parliament has set May 1 as the date to elect a new prime minister as authorities struggle to settle a widening political dispute that has gripped the South Caucasus nation for weeks.
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Armenians protest amid proposal for new general election
Apr 25, 2018 14:24Police took up positions in the center of the Armenian capital on Wednesday as tens of thousands of people protested against the ruling elite and the acting prime minister suggested new parliamentary elections to defuse the political crisis.
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PM Sargsyan resigns amid Armenia’s widening protests
Apr 23, 2018 12:12Armenia’s newly appointed Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has bowed to widening public protests against his rule and resigned from his post.