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| Armenians celebrate protest leader’s election with mid-May snowball fight (PHOTOS, VIDEO) | |
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| Supporters of newly elected Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan celebrated in extraordinary fashion by unloading a truck full of ice in the capital Yerevan and staging a mass snowball fight. | Supporters of newly elected Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan celebrated in extraordinary fashion by unloading a truck full of ice in the capital Yerevan and staging a mass snowball fight. |
| The bizarre skirmish heralded in a new era as opposition leader was voted into power by parliament at the expense of former Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, who had been briefly elected to the post after a decade as Armenia’s president. | The bizarre skirmish heralded in a new era as opposition leader was voted into power by parliament at the expense of former Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, who had been briefly elected to the post after a decade as Armenia’s president. |
| Armenia’s parliament elected Pashinyan in a 59 to 42 vote on Tuesday. Images from the city of Yerevan show the impromptu ice fight that broke out following the results. | Armenia’s parliament elected Pashinyan in a 59 to 42 vote on Tuesday. Images from the city of Yerevan show the impromptu ice fight that broke out following the results. |
| In one clip, a large orange dump truck used to transport lumps of snow and ice can be seen driving away from the scene. | In one clip, a large orange dump truck used to transport lumps of snow and ice can be seen driving away from the scene. |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Pashinyan on his victory on Tuesday, stating his hope for “strengthening of friendly allied relations.” | Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Pashinyan on his victory on Tuesday, stating his hope for “strengthening of friendly allied relations.” |