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Trucks with food cannot arrive in Armenia because of roads, blocked by protesters, the State Revenue Committee has stated.

On May 1, on the air of the Chechen TV, relatives of Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov, who hided in Poland from persecution, urged him to stop criticizing the Chechen authorities and return to Russia. Local residents remembered cases of persecution of other dissidents in Chechnya.

Today, the "Elk", "Tsarukyan" and ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" factions of the National Assembly of Armenia have boycotted the parliamentary session. It is postponed because of lack of quorum.

On May 1, at the European Wrestling Championships held in the city of Kaspiysk, Robert Kobliashvili from Georgian national team has won the gold medal.

In Yerevan, participants of protest actions have blocked for an hour the crossroads in the centre of the Armenian capital. The Armenian authorities and the opposition should act within the framework of the law and seek ways to reconciliation, Garegin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, has stated.

Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of protest actions in Armenia, whose candidacy for the post of Prime Minister denied today by the MPs, has called on his supporters to block roads and governmental buildings. As stated by Vagram Bagdasaryan, the head of the parliamentary faction of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), has stated that his faction refused to support Pashinyan, because they fear for the country's security.

The Armenian parliament will be dissolved if it fails to elect the Prime Minister by May 8. The dissolution and early elections without amending the Electoral Code threaten Pashinyan's plans and give the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) a chance to stay in parliament with the prospect of nominating its candidate for the Premiership.

Nikol Pashinyan has failed to present a specific governmental programme, but if he is not elected Prime Minister at the end of the parliamentary session, the crisis will deepen, Armenian political analysts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.

During the recent two days, the Azerbaijani armed forces continued to accumulate armoured vehicles near the troops contact line, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh and published a video of the movement of military vehicles.

Samir Gasanov could be detained for his activities in social networks, reports Nureddin Mamedli, one of the leaders of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA).

Today, an action of defenders of the LGBT community members' rights has been held in Tbilisi. The event grew into clashes with opponents of sexual minorities. The detainees are accused of disorderly conduct.

Officials did not interfere with the holding of a conference on repressed peoples and even suggested activists to hold it together, reported a source from the Ingush Ministry for National Policy and External Relations.

Within the last 24 hours, the Armenian Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line for 83 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) intends to disrupt the election of the country's Premier, Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the protest movement and the only candidate for the post of Prime Minister of Armenia, has stated.

The time period for nominating candidates for the Armenian Premiership is over; Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the "Elk" protest movement, is the only candidate.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a blogger, has reported new circumstances surrounding the death of Turpal Israilov, a Chechnya resident, who was detained by law enforcers. Their actions have triggered active discussions on the Internet.

Today, in Grozny, the local "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) will play a match with the "Ural" FC from Ekaterinburg. Students and employees of the organizations funded from the state budget were instructed to attend the match as fans.

During the week of April 23-29, 2018, at least three persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

In case if Nikol Pashinyan is elected the Prime Minister, the main mission of his government will be to initiate extraordinary parliamentary elections.

Resignation of Serzh Sargsyan from the post of Prime Minister of Armenia against the background of mass protests; end of flooding in the Volgograd Region; scheduling the date to elect the leader of Dagestan; election of a Georgian MP with the participation of Gigi Ugulava; revocation of the banking licence from the Makhachkala bank affiliated with Gamidov; statement on the return to politics proclaimed by the founder of the "Georgian Dream" Party, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 23-29, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".