Thousands protest in Armenia as political talks called off
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(25 Apr 2018) Several thousand protesters took to the streets of the Armenian capital on Wednesday morning after talks between the opposition and the acting prime minister were called off.
Protest leader Nikol Pashinian had been expected to sit down for talks with acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetian after former President Serzh Sargsyan abruptly stepped down from his new role of prime minister on Monday amid massive anti-government protests.
Karapetian is an ally of Sargsyan, who ruled Armenia for 10 years as president.
The opposition insists that Karapetian also step down soon to make way for a new premier, appointed by a new parliament.
The talks on Wednesday were supposed to discuss that transition.
Karapetian said in a statement on Wednesday that the talks with Pashinian were cancelled after the opposition made unspecified "unilateral demands."
Pashinian called on his supporters to take to the streets in protest.
About 5,000 people marched in the centre of the capital, Yerevan, blocking traffic and chanting.
Police troops guarded government buildings and the headquarters of the ruling Republican Party.
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