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Politics

Armenian protesters block government buildings in bid to force out PM

FILE PHOTO: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends a meeting with Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow, Russia April 20, 2022. Sputnik/Dmitry Astakhov/Pool via REUTERS

Thousands of demonstrators blocked access to government buildings in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Friday in the latest of a spate of protests demanding the resignation of the prime minister.

Pressure against Nikol Pashinyan has increased since he moved closer to normalising relations with Azerbaijan, which defeated Armenia in a six-week war in 2020.

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