Protesters block streets in Armenian capital to call for PM's resignation

Police officers restrain participants of an anti-government demonstration in Yerevan, Armenia May 3, 2022. Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS

TBILISI (Reuters) - Protesters calling for the resignation of Armenian President Nikol Pashinyan blocked major roads in the capital Yerevan on Wednesday and called for citizens to commit acts of civil disobedience.

Footage from local television showed protesters blocking Yerevan's Kievian Bridge over the Hrazdan River, chanting "Armenia without Nikol!"