After the 11 days of protest, the people of Armenia have finally secured their demand with the resignation of the Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan. Hundreds of arrests were made on Sunday by Sargsyan’s decision to take on the post of prime minister after serving for more than a decade as the country’s president, provoking anger among opposition parties and other protest groups.
The Armenia’s protests with the possible outbreak of violence created buzz when striking students, defying threats from police to stay away, blocked streets in Yerevan, with dozens of soldiers joining demonstrators, according to videos posted on social media. The soldiers appeared to be unarmed.
But on Monday , Sargsyan’s resolve appeared to have collapsed. Pashinyan was released in the early afternoon and Sargsyan’s resignation statement came hours later. The decision came as his second term as president came to an end, and shortly after the constitution was amended to give more power to the prime minister and transform the presidency into a ceremonial role.
