Opposition supporters rally in Yerevan's Republic Square Thousands of opposition supporters rally in Yerevan's Republic Square as opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan warns lawmakers in parliament of major unrest if they do not elect him prime minister. Moscow-allied Armenia has been in the clutches of a severe political crisis for the past few weeks, with Serzh Sarkisian stepping down last week after a decade in power in the face of major protests in the impoverished South Caucasus nation.