January 24, 2022

Armenian President Armen Sarkisian yesterday announced that he was resigning his position which is largely ceremonial, citing the inability of his office to influence policy during times of difficulties and national crisis.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the announcement is coming on the back of a period instability in the small and economically struggling ex-Soviet Caucasus nation in the wake of a war with its long-standing rival Azerbaijan.

Armenia’s humiliating defeat and loss of disputed territory in late 2020 ultimately sparked massive street rallies and a domestic crisis that pitted Sarkisian against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

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