Armenian PM to resign for early election
PARIS (Reuters) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Wednesday he would tender his resignation in the coming days in preparation for an early election in December.
FILE PHOTO: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Pashinyan, the former opposition leader, became prime minister in May after the Republican Party was toppled following weeks of mass protests against corruption and cronyism. He submitted a new government program and promised an early parliamentary election.
“Early elections should be held around Dec. 9-10, give or take a day. It will be in that timeframe so I will have to tender my resignation by Oct. 16,” Pashinyan told France 24 TV.
Reporting by Myriam Rivet and Leigh Thomas; Editing by Janet Lawrence
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