The prime minister of Armenia, Serzh Sarksyan, said in a statement on Monday he will resign from his post after 10 days of protests in country. His resignation comes after more than a week of heavy protests in the country, after Armenia’s parliament voted to allow Sargsyan, who has been president for the past decade, to become prime minister.
The announcement followed news that Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan has been freed by police, some 24 hours after his detention amid a tumultuous day of anti-government demonstrations.
The organiser of 10 days of recent protests was detained on Sunday along with two other opposition leaders and at least 200 demonstrators. Pashinyan was grabbed by security forces from a protest in Yerevan and his subsequent whereabouts were unknown.
Supporters have been celebrating his release in the streets, as anti-government protests continue.
Demonstrators are demanding that newly appointed Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan quit.
