Thousands in new rally to demand Armenian prime minister’s resignation

Opposition demonstrators shout anti-government slogans as they rally to pressure Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign (Hrant Khachatryan/PAN Photo via AP)

Armenian authorities deployed snipers in the parliament building as thousands of protesters rallied nearby, and launched a criminal investigation against a top opposition leader amid the country’s spiralling political crisis.

Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in the Armenian capital on Wednesday to demand the prime minister’s resignation, amid a heavy presence of security forces.