Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Thousands Protest in Armenian capital as Sarksyan Approved as PM

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Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in the center of the Armenian capital on Tuesday to protest as parliament voted to allow former president Serzh Sarksyan to become prime minister in the former Soviet republic. Sarksyan was president from 2008 and demonstrators said he was switching jobs but clinging to power. Under a revised constitution approved by referendum in 2015, the prime minister will hold power while the presidency becomes largely ceremonial. Sarksyan's ally...

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