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Is a Velvet Revolution Underway in Armenia?
Anti-establishment protests continue in Armenia.
Two weeks of mass protests in Armenia led to the resignation of the Prime Minister, with the opposition is claiming a peaceful velvet revolution is taking place, as people-power muscles out the old guard. But has this assumption come too soon?
Also in the programme: Mike Pompeo, the new US Secretary of State, visits Saudi Arabia.
Image: Supporters of Armenia's protest leader Nikol Pashinyan attend a rally in downtown Yerevan on 26th April 2018. Credit: Karen Minasyan/AFP/Getty Images)
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