Prime Minister pays tribute to memory of the victims of March 1, 2008

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan laid flowers at the “Impact and Counteraction” monument near Grigor Lusavorich Street in Yerevan, paying tribute to the victims of the March 1, 2008, unrest, the PM’s office said in a statement.

Mass protests ignited in Armenia following the presidential election on February 19, 2008. The protests  were led by Armenia’s first President, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, and his supporters, who disputed the election results that declared Serzh Sargsyan the winner.

Protesters set up tents in Yerevan's Freedom Square and organized marches and rallies across the capital.

On March 1, 2008, mass riots and clashes broke out between protesters and police, resulting in the deaths of 10 people, including two police officers.