BBC: Armenia crisis: Opposition leader suspends nationwide protests
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan has suspended nationwide protests after the governing Republican Party indicated it would support his bid to be interim prime minister.
The demonstrations brought much of Armenia to a standstill on Wednesday.
Mr Pashinyan told supporters that the party's position needed clarifying but protests would be suspended for a day.
Republicans blocked Mr Pashinyan's bid to become prime minister in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday.
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