The leader of a protest movement that has rocked Armenia called on May 1 for a pause in a campaign of civil disobedience while he seeks assurances that the ruling party will back him to be the next prime minister.
After a day of protests that blocked roads and railways and brought parts of the country to a standstill, a senior official with the ruling party hinted it may be willing to back Nikol Pashinyan when his candidacy for the premier’s job comes up for a vote in parliament next week.
