Armenia’s former president and just appointed prime minister, Serzh Sargsyan, resigned Monday after a 10-day campaign of nationwide protest and civil disobedience.
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Protests began as soon as Sargsyan announced 11 April that he would, after previously stating otherwise, seek the ruling Republican Party’s nomination to the newly created post of prime minister.
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Serzh Sargsyan’s attempt to use a new parliamentary system to retain power has perpetuated a pattern of recurring crisis in Armenian politics, the roots of which lie in the manner of Armenia's exit from Soviet rule, writes @LaurenceBroershttps://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/armenia-constitutional-power-grab-backfires …
