Armenia protest leader warns of 'political tsunami' if not elected PM

Armenia's hugely popular protest leader Nikol Pashinyan today warned lawmakers of the prospect of major unrest if they did not elect him prime minister during a parliamentary vote.

"There is information that (former presidents) Serzh Sarkisian and Robert Kocharyan - the famous tandem - are planning to take back power," Pashinyan said during a special session of parliament, raising the prospect of "a genuine political tsunami" if he was not elected premier.