The resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister followed the political crisis and mass protests in the country.

The world’s leading news agencies came to the aforementioned conclusion, commenting on PM Hovik Abrahamyan’s resignation, which was announced after the meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday.

According to Associated Press, the Armenian Prime Minister announced his resignation to lead the way towards a coalition government. This was an expected step, which followed the police station takeover in Yerevan, the agency writes.  However, it was not clear from his statement who would lead the new government.

For its part, the German dpa agency also links the resignation with the series of opposition protests in the country. The authors write that the possible successor of Abrahamyan will be the ex-Mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan, “who has close links with the country’s leadership.”

British The Independent also refers to the recent protests held in Yerevan.  “This year was the fourth summer of mass protests in Yerevan, with demands for regime change overtaking previous issues of electricity bills, pension reform and public transport fare increases,”the article reads.

The Prime Minister’s resignation followed “an economic slowdown this year and outbreaks of violence,” Reuters writes. “Experts say the new government is likely to be temporary and the final configuration will emerge only after 2017 parliamentary election and the end of Sarksyan's second term in 2018, when the full transition from the semi-presidential form of government to a parliamentary republic will be completed,” the article reads.