Armenian parliament dissolved, paving way for snap electionon Dec 09,2018

The parliament in Armenia has been dissolved after it failed to choose a new prime minister for the second time, paving the way for a snap election in December 2018

Nikol Pashinyan, who resigned as Armenian prime minister last week, was the only nominee in the vote on Thursday Nov 01,2018

Pashinyan and his supporters want an early vote because Armenia's current parliament is dominated by the party that backed his predecessor and has been blocking some of his initiatives

Pashinyan said the election had been set for December 9

The 43-year old former journalist took office in May after spearheading weeks of protests that forced the resignation of long-time leader Serzh Sargsyan

The protests drew on widespread anger over unemployment and corruption.