Armenia 02/05/2018 Nikol Pashinyan calls an end to protests The leader of the protest movement that has rocked Armenia has called a pause in the campaign of civil disobedience while he seeks assurances that the ruling party will back him to be the next prime minister.
Armenia 02/05/2018 Battle lines drawn as Armenian opposition defies parliament and calls for transport blockade of country With the ruling party-dominated parliament and the opposition clashing head-on, there appears no prospect of an early resolution to the poitical crisis.
Armenia 01/05/2018 Armenia protesters block roads after opposition leader calls for strikes Nikol Pashinyan urged protesters to shut down transport systems after the ruling Republican Party's parliamentary majority rejected his candidacy for prime minister.
Armenia 01/05/2018 A decisive day for Armenia Opposition leader set to be elected as prime minister after weeks of protests
Armenia 30/04/2018 Armenia's man of the hour, Nikol Pashinyan The opposition figure leading a people power revolution against alleged corruption in the Caucasian republic.
Armenia 30/04/2018 Armenia opposition leader Pashinyan formally nominated PM candidate The Armenian parliament, due to elect a successor to ex-prime minister Serzh Sargsyan on Tuesday, is expected to choose protest leader Nikol Pashinyan.
Armenia 29/04/2018 Pashinyan meets with president over bid to become PM Peaceful protests have continued in Armenia as Pashniyan supporters demand that he is elected prime minister despite him not having the support of parliament.
Armenia 28/04/2018 Concessions by Armenia's ruling party fail to appease protesters Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan has called for further non-violent demonstrations in Armenia saying that the victory of the people must be recognised.
Armenia 28/04/2018 Armenians driving for political change Armenian protest leader Nikol Pashinyan says It’s time to open a new chapter in the history of the country.
Armenia 27/04/2018 Political crisis deepens in Armenia Two weeks of protests are set to continue amid ongoing anger at the ruling elite in the country
Armenia 27/04/2018 Protest continue in Armenia as acting PM rejects talks Anti-government protests continue in Armenia as the acting prime minister, Karen Karapetyan, rejects a proposal to hold talks with the opposition leader
Armenia 26/04/2018 Protests continue in Armenia Demonstrators in Armenia have returned to the streets, stepping up their calls for reform following the resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan.
Armenia 26/04/2018 Armenia's parliament to vote for new prime minister as protests continue Armenia's parliament will vote on May 1 for a new prime minister, as anti-government protests continue despite the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan as premier earlier this week.
Armenia 25/04/2018 Armenian opposition calls rally as talks with government stall Still no clear way forward after fall of prime minister for Caucasian nation after more than two weeks of political unrest.
no comment 24/04/2018 Thousands gather in Armenia to remember mass killings. Thousands of people gathered in Yerevan on Tuesday to mark the one hundred year anniversary of the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.
Armenia 24/04/2018 Armenia marks Remembrance Day following Sargsyan's resignation Thousands gathered in Yerevan to remember the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians a century ago amid their country's current political uncertainty.
Armenia 23/04/2018 Sargsyan resigns as Armenian PM Sargsyan said he was resigning to help safeguard civic peace following almost two weeks of mass street protests thathave plunged the ex-Soviet republic into political crisis
Armenia 23/04/2018 How 11 days of protests brought down Armenia's leader Serzh Sargsyan Armenia’s long-standing leader Serzh Sargsyan resigned as prime minister after more than 10 days of demonstrations against him which saw tens of thousands take to the streets.
Armenia 23/04/2018 'I got it wrong': Armenia prime minister to resign The prime minister of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, said in a statement on Monday he will resign from his post.
