Armenian archbishop calls four days of protests to seek ouster of PM

FILE PHOTO: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks during a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in Moscow, Russia, May 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool/File Photo

(Reuters) - A large crowd protested in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, led by a Christian cleric who announced the start of four days of rallies to seek to drive him from office.

Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is seeking to tap into popular anger over military defeats and territorial concessions to Azerbaijan, but Pashinyan has so far withstood the pressure.