Armenia News Updates -- April 26, 2018



Reuters: Armenia to pick new PM next week as tide turns in protest leader's favor

YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia will get a new prime minister next week after nearly two weeks of street protests, with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan, who has led the demonstrations, shaping up as the favorite.

The demonstrations, driven by public anger over perceived political cronyism and corruption, looked to have peaked on Monday when Serzh Sarksyan quit as prime minister.

But demonstrators have made clear they view the whole system tainted by his drive to shift power to the premier from the president. They want a sweeping political reconfiguration before ending their protests, which continued on Thursday.

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WNU Editor: Armenian government officials are travelling to Moscow to get their input .... Armenian foreign minister meets Russian counterpart for talks: Russia (Reuters). More here .... Armenia’s major cities gripped by opposition rallies (TASS). But Putin has made (so far) his position on Armenia very clear .... Putin to acting Armenian PM: Solve your political crisis via legal means - agencies (Reuters).

Armenia News Updates -- April 26,

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