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https:// www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/23/serzh-sargsyan-resigns-as-armenias-prime-minister-after-protests
Armenia’s prime minister, Serzh Sargsyan, has resigned unexpectedly in an apparent attempt to quell days of massive street protests.
Residents of the capital, Yerevan, poured out on the streets to celebrate after Sargsyan announced his resignation in an online statement. “The street movement is against my tenure. I am fulfilling your demand,” the statement said.
Hundreds of uniformed soldiers had joined anti-government demonstrators earlier on Monday on the 11th consecutive day of protests over an alleged power grab by Sargsyan.
Prior to Sargsyan’s resignation, and apparently yielding to opposition pressure, police released Nikol Pashinyan, a protest leader and opposition MP who had been arrested alongside hundreds of demonstrators on Sunday in an attempt to crush the demonstrations. Until his release, Pashinyan’s whereabouts had been unknown.