<p>Armenian protesters celebrated on the streets of Yerevan on April 23 after hearing news that Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan had resigned, Radio Free Europe said.</p><p>The announcement of Sargsyan ’s resignation was posted to his website</a> following more than a week of protests.</p><p>The protesters had demanded that Sargsyan step down from the role that he was elected to on April 17, following a decade as president. His resignation came shortly after opposition leader Nikol Pashinian was released</a> from custody following a day of detention. Credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via Storyful</p><br />
