ARMENIAN OPPOSITION URGES TO DECLARE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION INVALID

PanARMENIAN.Net
21.02.2008 19:06 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian opposition delivered an ultimatum to
the authorities. They urge to annul the results of the presidential
election, schedule a new election and provide air on the Armenian
Public Television. They also demand to initiate criminal cases against
those responsible for falsifications of the election process and
beating of opposition representatives.

Ter-Petrosyan’s supporters put the blame on "the relatives of Deputy
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, RPA faction member Ruben Hayrapetyan
and head of Kotayk region administration Kovalenko Shahgaldyan.

They called on students to boycott classes and promised to look
in every dismissal taken place during the recent months, IA Regnum
reports.

The oppositionists said they will hold protest actions round the
clock. Ter-Petrosyan’s election staff head Nikol Pashinyan said
Liberty Square will become "the headquarters of protest actions."

Artur Baghdassaryan’s staff head Heghine Bisharyan also addressed
the demonstrators, who continue their action although it was declared
unauthorized.