Supporters of newly elected Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan celebrated in extraordinary fashion by unloading a truck full of ice in the capital Yerevan and staging a mass snowball fight.

The bizarre skirmish heralded in a new era as opposition leader was voted into power by parliament at the expense of former Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, who had been briefly elected to the post after a decade as Armenia’s president.

People in Yerevan celebrate the election of Nikol Pashinyan as a prime-minister of Armenia throwing around snow from the mountains #Yerevan#Armenia#NikolPashinyan#victory # pic.twitter.com/609STvQnwk — Oksana Parafeniuk (@o_paraf) May 8, 2018

People gather in the Republic Square of #Yerevan to celebrate election of #Armenia's🇦🇲 new Prime Minister Nikol #Pashinyan. pic.twitter.com/SxvtVcQajH — Armenia 🇦🇲 (@armenia) May 8, 2018

Armenia’s parliament elected Pashinyan in a 59 to 42 vote on Tuesday. Images from the city of Yerevan show the impromptu ice fight that broke out following the results.

In one clip, a large orange dump truck used to transport lumps of snow and ice can be seen driving away from the scene.

Someone drove a truck full of ice into the centre of Yerevan and started a snowball fight! pic.twitter.com/FjoBOCaJd8 — Bradley Jardine (@Jardine_bradley) May 8, 2018

Violent scenes in #Yerevan#Armenia as mass snowball fight breaks out in main square! pic.twitter.com/q4RTbBFfLx — Sam Morgan (@SamJamesMorgan) May 8, 2018

In a revolution heavy on the symbolism, this truck-load of snow from a nearby hill station is apparently just for fun #yerevan#armeniaprotestspic.twitter.com/VauxWwdXkN — Nick Connolly (@niklasconnolly) May 8, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Pashinyan on his victory on Tuesday, stating his hope for “strengthening of friendly allied relations.”