Armenia: Pashinyan supporters celebrate his election in Yerevan

Armenia’s incumbent prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has held on to his grip on power. Months after a defeat in a conflict with Azerbaijan that prompted mass protests demanding his resignation, Pashinyan has won Sunday’s snap parliamentary election. Tens of thousands of his supporters rallied in the capital Yerevan as Pashinyan pledged to build what he called a “new Armenia“. His opponent, Robert Kocharyan, has rejected the defeat, claiming there were voting irregularities. Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports from Yerevan, Armenia. - Follow us on Twitter: - Find us on Facebook: - Check our website: