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Armenia opposition vows to fight PM in parliament and streets

By AFP
June 23, 2021

YEREVAN: The Armenian leader’s main rival on Tuesday did not rule out mobilising street protests after an election reaffirmed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s mandate despite a devastating war.

The alliance led by Pashinyan’s main rival Robert Kocharyan, who led Armenia between 1998 and 2008 and is seen as close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, came a distant second in early parliamentary polls on Sunday.