Armenia should hold parliamentary election within an year, new PM says

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks to media in Tbilisi, Georgia, May 30, 2018. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia should hold an early parliamentary election within a year, its newly elected Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday.

Opposition leader Pashinyan was elected prime minister by Armenia's parliament on May 8, capping a peaceful revolution driven by weeks of mass protests against corruption and cronyism.