In just 10 days of active protest movement, the opposition forces of the Armenian state was able to achieve the resignation of the Prime Minister of the country Serzh Sargsyan. He was in power for more than 10 years, and there have been a number of constitutional reforms that strengthened the influence of the head of the government.
Russia, to which Armenia is an important political allyfor a long time tried not to interfere in the fight. When Sargsyan unexpectedly left his post, the Russian leadership immediately initiated a series of meetings with Armenian politicians. This writes the newspaper The Washington Post.
On Thursday, the Russian authorities announced the arrival of the Minister of foreign Affairs in Moscow. On the agenda, the main question was a political crisis in this country and further relations with Russia.
This visit happened the next day after the opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan, speaking to the demonstrators, said that Russia will not interfere in the internal Affairs of Armenia. According to political experts, the country’s new leadership will try not to enter into conflict with the government «big brother». The main reason – too big dependence of the country from the Russian Federation.
The former Prime Minister, Serzh Sargsyan spoke out in support of Russia and it is unlikely it will replace any customized for radical change. Most of the local politicians understand that to ignore the «big brother» will not work.
It is for this reason that the Russian authorities did not Express concern about the change of power in Armenia. Vladimir Putin has already said about the need for legitimate elections, the future Prime Minister. Journalists suggest that the Armenian political arena will soon be a new figure.
