Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan has emerged as a central figure in the ongoing protests against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The opposition, including the movement 'Tavush for the Fatherland', has proposed Galstanyan as a candidate for Prime Minister. Demonstrations have filled the streets of Yerevan, particularly in Republic Square, with protesters chanting in support of Galstanyan and demanding Pashinyan's peaceful resignation. The protests are partly fueled by dissatisfaction over a land transfer to Azerbaijan. Police efforts to clear the highways, which have been blocked by protesters, have led to the detention of 226 protesters, including 137 in Yerevan. Galstanyan has requested Catholicos Garegin II to relieve him of his ecclesiastical duties to focus on the political movement.
#BREAKING Armenia police detained 226 anti-government protesters https://t.co/9wGpmrQMlL
#BREAKING Armenia police say they have detained 226 anti-government protesters https://t.co/gl5KMvfIy0
Protests continue in Armenia against changing the border with Azerbaijan and in favor of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation. About a hundred people have been detained. https://t.co/3CgxAOkUj4
🔵 ARMENIAN POLICE DETAIN MORE THAN 130 PROTESTERS IN YEREVAN, TASS CITES MINISTRY Full Story → https://t.co/rY9c1EN00T Armenian police detained 137 protesters who were blocking streets in Yerevan as part of a series of anti-government protests, Russia's TASS news agency…
Archbishop Galstanyan Leads Protests Against Pashinyan, Proposed as Prime Minister Amid Land Transfer Dispute https://t.co/L2UPq90ZyT
Protesters in Armenia say they have started blocking highways as part of actions against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Police are trying to clear the highways and arrests have begun in Yerevan, Sputnik's correspondent reports. https://t.co/GDtwr97DCj
Anti-government protests in Armenia over Azerbaijan land transfer ➡️ https://t.co/6qGcS2K047 https://t.co/QdzPqCH4Nm
Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan became the head of the Armenian protest movement against Pashinyan AGREEED TO BE THE CANDIDATE FOR PRIME MINISTER AND ASKED CATHOLICOS GAREGIN II TO REMOVE HIM FROM HIS DUTIES He headed the Tavush Eparchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and now he… https://t.co/lEq6OtS3J4
“Nikol Pashinyan, we came to talk about one topic - about your peaceful departure, without shocks,” said protest leader Archbishop Galstanyan at government dachas. A protest against Pashinyan is taking place in Armenia; in the footage, the street leading to Pashinyan’s residence… https://t.co/gLTcCTdM6t
“The Archbishop is the Prime Minister of Armenia,” Armenians chant on Republic Square in Yerevan. https://t.co/qtzzNzgSFy
🇦🇲I endorse Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan as the prime ministerial candidate for Armenia, as the country needs a leader who is patriotic and values the nation, its history, and sovereignty. It is evident that Pashinyan does not embody these qualities. https://t.co/7fIa31qeDM
🇦🇲 The sstreet are filled with protesters leading to the residence of Pashinyan and other senior officials - Sputnik Armenia https://t.co/ghIvFk11I8
The opposition proposes Archbishop Galstanyan as a candidate for the Prime Minister of Armenia The Armenian movement "Tavush for the Fatherland", which is holding a rally in the center of Yerevan, proposed Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan as a candidate for the country's prime… https://t.co/M5ypGsIDdR