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Al Arabiya News (11 May 2022)

Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in the Armenian capital Wednesday, besieging the mayor’s office for hours as they kept up pressure on the country’s prime minister to step down for seeking a peace treaty with neighboring Azerbaijan.

The demonstrators tried to storm the mayor’s office but were stopped by police, and finally dispersed after a tense showdown that lasted for several hours.

Daily protests have swept Yerevan since last month, with opposition supporters blocking streets and blockading government buildings to push for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

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