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Armenians in capital Yerevan and different regions of the country have taken to the streets since Wednesday morning for a new round of protests after the National Assembly voted down opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan’s bid to become prime minister on Tuesday.

Demonstrators have blocked many interstate and republican highways, paralyzing the traffic across the country.   

At the moment, the road leading to Zvartnots International Airport and some sections of Artsakh-Yerevan highway are also closed.

The traffic is also stalled at the streets in downtown Yerevan.

Large numbers of students and schoolchildren, employees of different organizations and institutions, as well as some members of the Chamber of Advocates have joined the anti-government protests.

Yelk opposition faction head Nikol Pashinyan was the sole candidate in the parliamentary vote, but he failed to secure a majority of votes following nine hours of debates.

The MP received 45 votes in favor and 56 against, eight short of the 53 he needed to be elected to the post.

The National Assembly is now set to hold a new election of the prime minister in seven days. If the parliament fails to elect PM, it will be dissolved and snap elections will be held.