Pashinyan Calls for Prime Minister Elections ‘In One Week’

April 23, 2018

Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the movement to oust Serzh Sarkisian, speaks at a rally in Yerevan on Monday after Sarkisian’s resignation. (Scree capture Azatutyun.am)

YEREVAN””The dramatic events the led to the resignation Serzh Sarkisian as Armenia’s prime minister brought a new political dawn in Armenia.

Nikol Pashinyan, who has led the opposition protests against Sarkisian’s rule, told a jubilant crowd at Republic Square on Monday that their demand is for the election of a new prime minister must take place in a week.

Thousands gather at Republic Square in Yerevan on Monday to usher in a new era after the resignation of prime minister Serzh Sarkisian

Pashinyan proposed that after the election of a new premier, a new government will be formed. As for snap parliamentary elections, Pashinyan said that the vote should take place “within the soonest possible time.”

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