Opposition rally begins in Yerevan

Law enforcement officers detain participants of an opposition protest in Yerevan. Archive photoYEREVAN, May 24. The opposition procession began in the Armenian capital Yerevan at 8 am, a crowd of protesters marched through the city center, RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the scene. The procession began after a short rally in the protesters' tent camp on Place de France, from there they go towards the Place de la République. The police do not interfere with the procession and almost do not even escort the protesters around the city, as they did before. As in previous actions, the protesters are driven by a white Land Cruiser car. Since April 25, the opposition has been holding protests throughout Armenia demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Their participants are convinced that the policy of the authorities threatens the country with the loss of statehood and threatens the existence of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. said the head of the European Council