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Armenia protest leader warns of 'political tsunami' if not elected PM

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AFP Yerevan
Last Updated : May 01 2018 | 2:50 PM IST

Armenia's hugely popular protest leader Nikol Pashinyan today warned lawmakers of the prospect of major unrest if they did not elect him prime minister during a parliamentary vote.

"There is information that (former presidents) Serzh Sarkisian and Robert Kocharyan - the famous tandem - are planning to take back power," Pashinyan said during a special session of parliament, raising the prospect of "a genuine political tsunami" if he was not elected premier.

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First Published: May 01 2018 | 2:50 PM IST

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