Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in the Armenian capital on Wednesday to demand the prime minister’s resignation, amid a heavy presence of security forces. About 10,000 opposition demonstrators rallied outside the parliament building on Wednesday as Mr Pashinyan arrived to attend a session. Vazgen Manukyan, a veteran politician who the opposition named as a prospective caretaker prime minister, denounced the security measures as an attempt by Mr Pashinyan to scare his opponents. Mr Manukyan, the opposition leader, warned that if Mr Pashinyan managed to force the military chief out, the army would be likely to disobey the prime minister. Mr Pashinyan has faced opposition demands to resign since November 10 when a Russia-brokered peace deal ended six weeks of intense fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Source: Irish Independent March 03, 2021 18:11 UTC