PROCESSION OF FIRST ARMENIAN PRESIDENT’S SUPPORTERS PASSES WITHOUT INCIDENTS

Noyan Tapan
Jan 22, 2008

YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. After the January 22 rally in
Yerevan’s Freedom Square, there was a procession headed by the
first Armenian president, candidate for presidency of the RA Levon
Ter-Petrosian with the participation of thousands of people. The
chairman of People’s Party of Armenia Stepan Demirchian, the leader of
"Republic" Party Aram Sargsian, the owner of Sil concern, National
Assembly deputy Khachatur Sukiasian, the chairman of the Armenian
National Movement (ANM) Party’s board Ararat Zurabian, representatives
of the other like-minded political forces moved in the front line side
by side next to L. Ter-Petrosian. The procession made its way along
central streets of Yerevan, through Republic Square and back to Freedom
Square. Throughout the procession, participants kept chanting "Levon".

Despite traffic jams, drivers did not show any signs of intolerance,
no incidents took place, and the procession went peacefully as was
envisaged by the organizers. It is noteworthy that the number of law
enforcers was much smaller this time as compared with the previous
similar events.