Pashinyan spoke in the parliament amid opposition protest outside of the building. He answered the question of the deputies.
(Pashinyan's block holds the absolute majority in parliament)
Opposition protest facing the Armenian parliament in Yerevan. pic.twitter.com/I6AOZ9KLki
— 301\U0001f1e6\U0001f1f2 (@301_AD) December 9, 2020
“The opinion of certain circles of society should not be passed off as the voice of the people” - Pashinyan
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