Armenians take to the streets again to support PM PashinyanOctober 2, 2018 - 22:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Thousands of Armenians have taken to the streets in Yerevan to support Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan after lawmakers from the former ruling party passed a motion, hindering Pashinyan’s plans to hold snap parliamentary elections. Protesters have now burst into the yard of the National Assembly, while Pashinyan has gone inside to negotiate with the lawmakers over. Addressing the crowd, the Prime Minister said all the ministers from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and Tsarukyan bloc - besides deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan - have been relieved of their duties. He said he will soon resign, after which the National Assembly will fail to elect a new PM twice, which, in turn, will lead to the dissolution of the parliament. Afterwards, he will remain the acting Prime Minister and will be re-elected in the event of winning a corresponding mandate. Earlier on Tuesday, October 2, the parliament passed a bill to allow the suspension of sessions in case of unforeseeable circumstances or in case MPs were prevented from voting. The session will resume only after the impeding circumstances are eliminated Pashinyan told demonstrators that those who have voted in favor of the new motion are “anti-revolutionaries”. Pashinyan came to power in May after weeks of protests which forced former Prime Minister and long-time ruler Serzh Sargsyan to resign. The movement has since been called "the velvet revolution." Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |