WINNER OF DISPUTED ELECTION IN ARMENIA IS SWORN IN

New York Times
April 10 2008
NY

Serge Sargsyan, a former prime minister, was sworn in as president,
nearly two months after an election that opposition groups criticized
as rigged. Opposition activists staged mass protests in the capital,
Yerevan, and clashes later broke out with the police, prompting the
authorities to declare a 20-day state of emergency, which was lifted
last month. Shortly after his inauguration, Mr. Sargsyan signed a
decree appointing the central bank chief, Tigran Sarkisian, as the
country’s new prime minister.