Corruption and poverty is what fed mass opposition protests in this landlocked Caucasus Mountains nation, ultimately forcing Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan to resign. Parliament voted for Sargsyan as prime minister last month, which was largely viewed as his attempt to stay in power indefinitely. Tens of thousands of indignant Armenians, led by former journalist and lawmaker Nikol Pashinian, took to the streets. Pashinian, whom the opposition has nominated to become prime minister, hasn't put forward any concrete political demands or agenda other than to topple the ruling elite, viewed by ordinary Armenians as encouraging nepotism and corruption. Back in Lusagyugh, Stepanyan pins his hopes on the opposition to deliver change.

Source: ABC News May 03, 2018 08:37 UTC