Armenian opposition leader calls for more protests from Sunday: Interfax

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Armenian opposition leader Pashinyan attends a rally with supporters in Gyumri
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan attends a rally with supporters in the country’s second largest city of Gyumri, Armenia April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

April 28, 2018

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan called on people to resume demonstrations from Sunday, Interfax news agency reported.

Armenia, a close ally of Russia, has been rocked by two weeks of anti-government protests against the ruling elite which led on Monday to the resignation of Serzh Sarksyan as prime minister. Sarksyan had previously been president for a decade.

(Reporting by Maxim Rodionov; Writing by Polina Devitt; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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