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Lebanese President Michel Aoun asked Saad Hariri to form a new government, designating him the country’s next prime minister. Hariri was put forward for the job by 111 of 128 members of Lebanon’s parliament in consultations with Aoun held on Thursday. It will be the third term for Hariri, who has held the position since…

Armenia’s parliament has elected opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan as new prime minister, two weeks after Serzh Sargsyan resigned following widespread anti-government demonstrations. Pashinyan’s so-called Velvet Revolution has exercised true people power – the ability to conjure up a storm of support on request. His protest movement began with a march of non-violence on March 31, demanding Sargsyan to step…

The political situation in Armenia remains « fragile », according to analysts, as mass protests continue in the capital, Yerevan, for the seventh consecutive day. The protests began on April 13 after Armenia’s ruling Republican Party nominated former President Serzh Sargsyan for the prime minister’s post earlier this month. Many Armenians do not want to see Sargsyan as…

Hailemariam Desalegn’s snap resignation as Ethiopia’s prime minister last week set off a dramatic chain of events in a country that has seen mass, anti-government protests for several years. A state of emergency order soon followed the announcement, plunging Ethiopia even further into a state of political uncertainty. As it prepares to replace Hailemariam as…