“Nikol Pashinyan was right. I was wrong,” Sargsyan writes
Minutes ago, the website of the Armenian Prime Minister broke the news that after almost two weeks of growing anti-government protests, Serzh Sargsyan has resigned as prime minister.
Sargsyan was elected on April 17, by the National Assembly, a move that triggered a wave of protests.
There is no official translation of Sargsyan’s resignation statement, so what appears below is an unofficial translation.
Dear fellow Armenians,
I appeal to all citizens of the Republic of Armenia, to young and old, to men and women,
I appeal to all those who’ve been shouting “Reject Serzh” in the streets, day and night, and to those who’ve had difficulty getting to work, carrying out their duty solemnly, through closed streets,
I appeal to those who’ve been glued to the live broadcasts for days, and to those, who day and night, like men, were defending the...
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