Armenia Parties Through The Day (And Night)
- By Amos Chapple
After the election of opposition leader Nikol Pashinian on May 8, Armenians in the capital, Yerevan, celebrated on the street and inside the city's bars.
![Shortly after the election of Armenia's new prime minister, some locals splashed into Yerevan's famous fountain. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/d5ba1df6-7171-468b-a811-aa9dffdfb0c7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Shortly after the election of Armenia's new prime minister, some locals splashed into Yerevan's famous fountain.
![A truck dumped a load of snow from Armenia's Mt. Aragats onto Yerevan's Republic Square. A snowball fight broke out shortly afterwards. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/9e93bbeb-a008-4daf-bbc6-ded3b16f77b1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A truck dumped a load of snow from Armenia's Mt. Aragats onto Yerevan's Republic Square. A snowball fight broke out shortly afterwards.
![A carload of happy protesters. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/f0ae785e-3ca3-4025-8b33-eeac2e85e818_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A carload of happy protesters.
![A couple from the Phillipines dancing on Republic Square. The husband told RFE/RL they were staying at a hotel near the square and decided to join the street celebrations: "Why not? It looked like a good party." ](https://gdb.rferl.org/413fba41-aa38-4d50-8c7e-39bc3c36e026_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A couple from the Phillipines dancing on Republic Square. The husband told RFE/RL they were staying at a hotel near the square and decided to join the street celebrations: "Why not? It looked like a good party."
![While the humans were enjoying themselves on Republic Square, the dogs were a little freaked out by the noise and crowds.](https://gdb.rferl.org/6e40f566-4f36-44f8-8605-0d050eb0d960_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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While the humans were enjoying themselves on Republic Square, the dogs were a little freaked out by the noise and crowds.
![Shortly after the election of Nikol Pashinian, a rainstorm hammered Yerevan. One ensemble of locals in traditional clothing danced through the downpour. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/78141410-aad7-43e7-9799-667a4cd5c940_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Shortly after the election of Nikol Pashinian, a rainstorm hammered Yerevan. One ensemble of locals in traditional clothing danced through the downpour.
![Oblivious to the drenching they received...](https://gdb.rferl.org/a7ca3268-32b6-4f1c-a152-8c2388bccfb9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Oblivious to the drenching they received...
![In Yerevan's bars, the Tuesday evening felt more like a Saturday night. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/f48d2692-b0b1-4417-84a6-104c6db86a8c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In Yerevan's bars, the Tuesday evening felt more like a Saturday night.
![Lots of late-night dancing...](https://gdb.rferl.org/13793630-f007-4cef-98ea-e376bc36f1b7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lots of late-night dancing...
![](https://gdb.rferl.org/e796ff76-a07d-418e-bdc4-35f925c1144e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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![](https://gdb.rferl.org/fcac6e42-b48a-45c2-bec1-d36a16ce4e07_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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![As dusk fell, spontaneous street celebrations broke out in the center of Yerevan. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/e69bb259-3500-4a7b-94f7-8e5cde97b7ab_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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As dusk fell, spontaneous street celebrations broke out in the center of Yerevan.