Leader Of Armenia's 'Velvet Revolution' Takes Power After Weeks Of Protests
Just half a month after demonstrations ousted the country's longtime leader, the former journalist who led those protests, Nikol Pashinyan, has been elected prime minister.
by Colin Dwyer
May 08, 2018
2 minutes
Three weeks ago, things in Armenia were proceeding roughly as expected.
Serzh Sargsyan had just followed his two terms as president by winning election as the country's prime minister, largely on the strength of his ruling Republican Party. He had been in power for a decade, and recent constitutional changes to boost the premier's authority had made
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