Participants of the opposition procession near the Yerevan City HallYEREVAN, May 11. Protesters demanding resignation in Yerevan Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan unblocked the building of the city hall, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. The protesters kept the capital's administration surrounded for more than an hour.
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«Our task has been fully completed today. I propose to unblock the building and continue our victorious march,» said Ishkhan Saghatelyan, vice speaker of parliament from the opposition Armenia faction. After that, the protesters began to leave the area adjacent to the mayor's office. camp in Place de France. According to Saghatelyan, a rally will be held there at 19.00 Moscow time, where the results of today's actions will be summed up. Since April 25, the opposition has been holding protests throughout Armenia. Their participants believe that the policy of the authorities can lead to the loss of statehood, and also threatens the existence of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. : who is behind the unrest in Armenia