THOUSANDS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST RE-ELECTION OF ARMENIAN PRESIDENT

Europe Online Magazine
Feb 20 2013

Europe20.02.2013By our dpa-correspondent and Europe Online

Yerevan (dpa) – About 6,000 people on Wednesday took to the streets
of the Armenian capital Yerevan to demonstrate against the re-election
of President Serzh Sargsyan.

“We’re ready for a fight, a fight until victory,” said former foreign
minister and presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian, who came second
in Monday’s election, with 36.75 per cent of votes.

He refused an offer of a meeting with Sargsyan, who gained 58.64
per cent of the vote. The opposition has accused the government of
massive vote fraud.

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said
the elections were “generally well-administered,” but that there was
still a “blurring of the distinction between the state and the ruling
party.” dpa bvi dem hl ar Authors: Awet Demurjan, Benedikt von Imhoff

From: Baghdasarian