“The main question is whether Nikol Pashinyan the revolutionary can become Nikol Pashinyan the prime minister,” said Emil Danielyan, a journalist and political analyst in Yerevan. Last month Pashinyan told Sargsyan in face-to-face discussions that he had “come to discuss your resignation”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Nikol Pashinyan at an April rally in Ijevan, Armenia. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/ReutersIn an interview with the Guardian during the protests, Pashinyan said dark political forces had been trying to derail Armenia’s peaceful revolution. He is popular,” said Ararat Mirzoyan, a fellow member of Civil Contract, who was arrested with Pashinyan last month.

Source: The Guardian May 08, 2018 10:23 UTC