Interfax, Russia
Russia & CIS
February 20, 2008

Levon Ter-Petrosian’s supporters gather for rally outside CEC
headquarters

YEREVAN Feb 20

Supporters of presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian, who came in
second in the Armenian presidential election, have gathered for a
mass rally near the Central Elections Commission headquarters in the
center of Yerevan.

The crowd is chanting, "Levon! Levon!" an Interfax correspondent
reports.

Te protesters earlier marched along the central part of the city,
paralyzing traffic, to demand that the Central Elections Commission
give an assessment of the election.

Ter-Petrosian and his closest associates led the march. "We want our
demands heard by the leadership – peacefully, without yielding to
provocations. Long live those who will see free Armenia," they
chanted.

The Central Elections Commission’s building has been tightly cordoned
off by police. Riot police have been deployed even in courtyards near
to the building, according to an Interfax correspondent.

In various estimates, from 5,000 to 10,000 demonstrators attend the
gathering.