Pashinyan’s party moves to impeach Yerevan’s mayor, nominates new candidate

• Yerevan’s ruling My Step faction nominates Hrachya Sargsyan as the new mayoral candidate.
  • Vanadzor Mayor Mamikon Aslanyan has been arrested.
  • Armenia lifts regulation on outdoor masks. ****

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Armenia’s covid situation continues to worsen as vaccination rate remains low

• 2096 new cases of Covid and 43 Covid-related deaths are reported in Armenia. The country has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the world.
  • FlyOne Armenia, a private airline owned by businessman and ruling party MP Khatchatur Sukiasyan, receives permission to launch flights to Europe and Asia.
  • Four Armenian servicemen were injured in the Gegharkunik region due to “careless handling of ammunition.”

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Foreign Ministries of France and Canada Call on Azerbaijan to Release All Armenian POWs

• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds talks with the Armenian Prime Minister.
  • Over 8,000 people have been vaccinated against covid-19 thus far in Armenia.
  • Kocharyan and his new electoral bloc will hold a rally on May 9.

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