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Armenia

Opposition light flares in Armenian parliament against Serzh Sargsyan

by OC Media

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Members of liberal Armenian opposition coalition Yelk staged a protest in Armenia’s parliament, the National Assembly, today by releasing coloured smoke flares on the assembly floor. The pair were protesting ex-President Serzh Sargsyan’s candidacy for the office of Prime Minister. MP Ararat Mirzoyan of the Civil Contract Party, a member of the Yelk (way out) coalition, took to the podium at the National Assembly, declaring ‘we have to end the rule of the Republican Party’, and announcing th

Armenia

Hundreds protest in Yerevan against rising prices

by OC Media

•2 min read

Hundreds took to streets in Yerevan last week to join protests organised by the opposition Yelk Alliance against recent price hikes on food and fuel. The Yelk Alliance has attributed the rising prices to recent changes to the country’s tax code. Protesters held signs reading ‘no to price hikes’ and ‘we demand price reductions’, according to Caucasian Knot, while the crowd chanted ‘reduction’. The latest rally on 19 January went ahead peacefully, with the Yelk (way out) Alliance promising