ArmInfo.Leader of the "Make a step" movement, opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan calls on the participants of the protest to go to the Republic Square, where the next rally will be held at 18:30.

ArmInfo. Participants in the protest action "Take a step, refuse Serzh" are trying to paralyze the work of state entities.

ArmInfo.The Rapid Response Team of the Office of the Ombudsman of Armenia visits the RA Police Departments from early morning, where the protest participants were  driven in the morning.

ArmInfo. As of 09.00 on April 17, 12 citizens who suffered as a result of yesterday's rallies received medical assistance in Yerevan medical institutions. This was reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Health.

ArmInfo.The forces of  Armenian Police are at any time ready toimplement  their discretions. This is stated in the message of the law enforcement body, which was  just  received in ArmInfo. 

ArmInfo. Protesters blocked the Halabyan street, leading to the Hrazdan Gorge. This was announced by the leader of the "Make a step" movement, opposition MP Nikol  Pashinyan.  Pashinyan urged people to go out and prevent the "Azerbaijaniization" of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The Armenian police decided to stop the rallies organized by MP Nikol Pashinyan. This is stated in the statement of the Police, distributed today from the  early morning.

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ArmInfo. "We received information that the MPs from the Republican Party and the ARF  Dashnaktsutyun are going to spend the night in the National Assembly,  not to be late for the National Assembly meeting on which Serzh  Sargsyan will be nominated for the post of prime minister, our  deputies will now go to parliament, to check this information, "Nikol  Pashinyan, a deputy, leader of the "Make a step, Refuse Serzh"  movement said at a rally on the France Square today.

ArmInfo. Participants of the protest action "Make a step, refuse Serzh" plan to close all  approaches to the building of the Armenian parliament, in order to  prevent the meeting of the National Assembly on April 17, which will  hold a vote on the candidacy of former President Serzh Sargsyan for  the post of prime minister. "We must prevent" Azerbaijanization "of  Armenia," said the leader of the Civil Contract party, MP Nikol  Pashinyan, speaking at a rally on the France Square.

ArmInfo. The keystone to the success of the "Make a step, refuse Serzh" movement is a clear targeted ultimatum, accompanied by an individual, explanatory work in  the deputy offices. Manvel Sargsyan, director of the Armenian Center  for National and Strategic Studies, expressed his opinion to ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. Leaders of the parties "Enlightened Armenia" and "Hanrapetutyun" Edmond Marukyan and Aram Sargsyan are not going to join the protesters on Baghramyan Street. As the elected representatives of the people said, they just came to  protest "to resist possible violence."

ArmInfo. The Armenian Prosecutor General's Office opened a criminal case in connection with the riots in Yerevan.

ArmInfo. The Armenian police gave time to the opposition to stop the actions, threatening otherwise by dispersal with the use of force.

ArmInfo.Representatives of the Tsaroukyan bloc believe that any manifestation of protest within the law is permissible, and the authorities do not have the right to use  force against peaceful demonstrators. The deputy from Tsaroukyan bloc Naira Zohrabyan stated this in a conversation with ArmInfo correspondent.

ArmInfo. The director of the Caucasus Institute, political expert Alexander Iskandaryan is convinced that the oppositionist lawmaker, the leader of Make A Step  movement Nikol Pashinyan will manage to gather enough people that  will enable to surround Armenian National Assembly. 

ArmInfo. Police Armenia warns that it may be decided to end the marches  and protest actions.