Armenian President Meets with Protest Leader

Armenian President Armen Sargsyan unexpectedly meets with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan, who has been heading a protest movement against the country’s new prime minister. The movement, which is in its ninth day of mass demonstrations, centres around the allegation that prime minister Serzh Sargsyan has amassed too much power.

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(Image: Armenian President Armen Sarkisian (R) stands next to opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan (L) during a rally in central Yerevan, Armenia, on 21st April 2018. Credit: Vahram Baghdasaryan/AFP/Getty Images)