Residents of Armenia's villages who arrived at the Republic Square of Yerevan to participate in the rally in support of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told reporters that they were brought to the rally by buses.

Amid the internal political crisis in Armenia, on Sunday afternoon, Nikol Pashinyan presented the agenda of his March 1 rally live on Facebook.

Since yesterday, the presses, Telegram channels and social networks have been spreading information according to the which the authorities have been actively using administrative resources to make sure there are masses at Nikol Pashinyan’s rally.

According to information, regional authorities were assigned to ensure maximum participation of the regions’ populations through village heads and school principals. During conversations with media outlets, citizens from provinces admitted that they had been brought in buses. Some protesters even noted that they had been taken to the buses to take part in the meeting in support of Pashinyan.