Armenia: thousands of demonstrators in Yerevan demand the resignation of Pachinian

Thousands of Armenians marched through the streets of Yerevan this Saturday, December 5 to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pachinian.

AP - Hrant Khachatryan

Text by: RFI Archives

2 min

Several thousand people gathered this Saturday, December 5 in the center of Yerevan to demand the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pachinian, singled out for having accepted the ceasefire with Azerbaijan.

Publicity

Read more

"

", "

" ... These are the messages that were visible on the signs and chanted by more than 10,000 demonstrators this Saturday afternoon in the streets of Yerevan.

This rally, the most important since

took place peacefully.

The procession passed the homes of Prime Minister Nikol Pachinian and key government officials, before dispersing.

Some demonstrators held up portraits of victims, recalling the losses suffered by Armenia in this conflict with its neighbor.

More than 2,500 soldiers and 50 civilians are said to have died on the Armenian side.

Nikol Pachinian has not forgotten these victims.

In a televised address, in which he said he had no intention of resigning, the prime minister said his government's priority now was to organize the return of the prisoners and the bodies of the victims.

This televised address will certainly not calm the ardor of a part of the population which does not accept

.

An agreement which still allowed Armenia to keep part of the disputed areas.

Newsletter

Receive all the international news directly in your mailbox

I subscribe

Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application

google-play-badge_FR

• Armenia

• Nagorno-Karabakh

• Nikol Pachinian

On the same subject

Reportage

Armenia: families call on authorities to act to find missing soldiers

Azerbaijan regains control of Lachin, last district surrendered by Armenia