Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan Resigns Before New Elections
- Snap elections now scheduled for June 20 after resignation
- Opposition have demanded he resign since Armenia’s war defeat
Nikol Pashinyan
Photographer: Aris Messins/AFP/Getty Images
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resigned to trigger new parliamentary elections, following months of opposition protests and calls from top army officers to resign over defeat in last year’s war with neighboring Azerbaijan.
The resignation of Pashinyan, 45, will begin the process of dissolving parliament ahead of elections announced for June 20. He earlier met with leaders of the parliamentary parties who agreed not to nominate a new prime minister after his resignation, compelling new elections under Armenian law. He will remain acting prime minister until the vote.