At 1 pm Yerevan time, thousands of Armenians gathered in the streets into two groups. From one side,they gathered in the Republic Square and are supporting Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. On the other side, they gathered in the Freedom square. They are demanding Pashinyan’s resignation. These protests are taking place after the Armed Forces General Staff released a statement demanding the government’s resignation.

Pashinyan’s opponents say he failed as a leader during the 2020 Artsakh War that signed Armenia’s defeat. 

Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia has released a statement demanding the resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the government, raising fears of a military coup. 

The General Staff of the Armed Forces also expressed its “resolute protest” against the dismissal of Tiran Khachatryan, the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff, by the prime minister. 

After the release of the statement, Nikol Pashinyan also fired Onik Gasparyan, the Chief of the General Staff of the army.