The dimensions of the political crisis in Armenia
Analiza ZBN nr 9 (28) / 2018
6 maja 2018 r.
© 2018 Uniwersytet Jagielloński & Jan Niemiec
A serious political crisis has been taking place in Armenia since mid-April 2018. Demonstrators have demanded deep social and political changes. After a series of large-scale protests the Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan resigned from office. Despite the assurances of the ruling party's deputies about their support, the opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan has not yet been elected a new head of government. Negotiations have continued between both sides of the conflict. The situation in Armenia has been followed closely by Russia, which is interested in maintaining its influence in that country. For now, it is not expected that the Armenian-Russian alliance would be broken off. Russia remains the only force that can guarantee Armenian security in its territorial dispute with Azerbaijan which focuses around Nagorno-Karabakh.