The New Armenia Public Salvation Front is an opposition party to the Republican Party of Armenia, led by Lebanese-born Armenian Jirair Sefilian.

In June 2016, Sefilyan and six of his supporters were arrested and accused of preparing to seize government buildings and telecoms facilities in the capital, Yerevan.[1]

References

  1. AFP (27 July 2016). "Gunmen take medical staff hostage in Armenia standoff" via The Guardian.
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