Armenia: Nikol Pashinyan elected as unusual prime minister

Armenia’s parliament has elected opposition chief Nikol Pashinyan as unusual prime minister, two weeks after Serzh Sargsyan resigned following frequent anti-govt demonstrations.

Pashinyan’s so-known as Velvet Revolution has exercised like minded folks energy – the power to conjure up a storm of reinforce on question.

His jabber circulate began with a march of non-violence on March 31, tense Sargsyan to step down.

Pashinyan, 42, experienced a meteoric upward push in popularity in latest weeks by appealing to Armenians of all ages. 

He promised to rid the nation of what he known as a oligarchic, nepotistic political machine, a message that has resonated with a youthful generation frustrated by an absence of alternatives.