Armenia’s radical opposition unleashed mass protests on April 13 against the nomination of former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s candidacy to the position of the country’s prime minister. On April 17, Sargsyan was elected as head of state by Armenia’s parliament despite the protests.
Mass protests in Armenia
Thousands of people rally in Armenia, blocking government offices and roads, as ex-president Serzh Sargsyan was elected prime minister
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People gather outside the Residence of the President of Armenia in Marshal Bagramyan Street during a mass protest against the election of former President Sargsyan as Prime Minister
© Artyom Geodakyan/TASS On April 17, Serzh Sargsyan was elected as head of state by Armenia’s parliament despite the protests
© Artyom Geodakyan/TASS Armenian politician, opposition activist Nikol Pashinyan outside the Residence of the President of Armenia in Yerevan
© Artyom Geodakyan/TASS People take part in a mass protest against the election of former President Sargsyan as Prime Minister in Yerevan
© Artyom Geodakyan/TASS Armenian politician, opposition activist Nikol Pashinyan
© Artyom Geodakyan/TASS A police officer seen outside the Residence of the President of Armenia in Marshal Bagramyan Street in Yerevan
© Artyom Geodakyan/TASS