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2018 Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index
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Published on: 15 January, 2020
2018 was a turning point in Armenian political history. In April and May, the country experienced some of the largest protests and demonstrations since its independence in 1991. The protests were triggered by what was seen as a power grab by the former president, Serzh Sargsyan, who was named prime minister after his final term as president ended. A 2015 amendment to the constitution changed the country’s governance system from semi-presidential to parliamentary, making the office of the prime minister more powerful than that of the president. Demonstrators were also upset by long-term economic stagnation, oligarchic rule, economic monopoly, and the extremely high level of corruption plaguing the country.