Armenia on Sunday holds early parliamentary polls triggered by reformist leader Nikol Pashinyan who seeks to cement his political authority in the post-Soviet country.

Armenia holds snap polls to cement reform drive

Pashinyan, born in 1975, spearheaded a protest movement that forced veteran leader Serzh Sarksyan to step down as prime minister.

Challenges before Armenia's new prime minister Nikol Pashinyan

Sarksyan, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, had served as Armenia's president for a decade until this month and had faced accusations of clinging to power when parliament elected him as prime minister last week

Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan resigns following 11 day mass protest

Tens of thousands of Armenian opposition supporters rallied on Saturday for a ninth consecutive day to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan, but he said the country needed his experience to tackle problems such as Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenian PM says country needs him as opposition stages 9th day of protests

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Armenia holds snap polls to cement reform drive

Challenges before Armenia's new prime minister Nikol Pashinyan

Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan resigns following 11 day mass protest

Armenian PM says country needs him as opposition stages 9th day of protests