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WHAT NEXT? - RAFFI HOVANNISIAN TO CONFER WITH SUPPORTERS THIS AFTERNOON
Sona Avagyan
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10:28, February 21, 2013
Earlier this morning, Raffi Hovannisian said that if Mr. Serzh Sargsyan
didn't show up at Freedom Square as requested he would present his
viewpoint to the people and ask for their support regarding what
should be done in the coming days.
When this reporter visited Freedom Square, Hovannisian and his
supporters were walking and greeting passersby braving a sudden
snow shower.
Hovannisian congratulated a group of young supporters who remained
in Freedom Square all last night holding aloft the flag of Armenia.
"This shows our struggle is not only about defending the ballot of
the majority but also the right of the public to assemble," he said.
At yesterday's public gathering, Hovannisian said it would be good if
Sargsyan came to Frredom Square to hand over the reins of government
to the people.
"They know full well the unprecedented situation that now exists all
over Armenia. They understand that the situation is an explosive one.
They understand that the people have won and that it isn't merely my
issue but first and foremost it's the people's issue and their issue,"
Hovannisian said.
Heritage Party member Davit Sanasaryan, who spent the night at Freedom
Square, said people were coming and going during the wee hours. Many
left to go home in order to return today.
When I asked if it was realistic to expect Serzh Sargsyan to hand
over power and accept the claims of local observers that the election
results were fraudulent, Sanasaryan replied that it was sufficient
that the people of Armenia have declared that Sargsyan wasn't elected.
"We have witnessed an electoral revolution. In this square, the
people of Armenia will consolidate their revolution and safeguard
the choice they have made. Let Sargsyan mull over what has happened,"
Sanasaryan said.
The young man said that if Sargsyan used the opportunity to transfer
power to the people, he would earn himself a page in the history books.
Sanasaryan said that the people were devising a list of possible
tactics to employ if Sargsyan went down the wrong path.
"The movement's tactics are always changing according to developments
and the inclinations of the people."
From: Baghdasarian
Sona Avagyan
http://hetq.am/eng/news/23651/what-next?---raffi-hovannisian-to-confer-with-supporters-this-afternoon.html
10:28, February 21, 2013
Earlier this morning, Raffi Hovannisian said that if Mr. Serzh Sargsyan
didn't show up at Freedom Square as requested he would present his
viewpoint to the people and ask for their support regarding what
should be done in the coming days.
When this reporter visited Freedom Square, Hovannisian and his
supporters were walking and greeting passersby braving a sudden
snow shower.
Hovannisian congratulated a group of young supporters who remained
in Freedom Square all last night holding aloft the flag of Armenia.
"This shows our struggle is not only about defending the ballot of
the majority but also the right of the public to assemble," he said.
At yesterday's public gathering, Hovannisian said it would be good if
Sargsyan came to Frredom Square to hand over the reins of government
to the people.
"They know full well the unprecedented situation that now exists all
over Armenia. They understand that the situation is an explosive one.
They understand that the people have won and that it isn't merely my
issue but first and foremost it's the people's issue and their issue,"
Hovannisian said.
Heritage Party member Davit Sanasaryan, who spent the night at Freedom
Square, said people were coming and going during the wee hours. Many
left to go home in order to return today.
When I asked if it was realistic to expect Serzh Sargsyan to hand
over power and accept the claims of local observers that the election
results were fraudulent, Sanasaryan replied that it was sufficient
that the people of Armenia have declared that Sargsyan wasn't elected.
"We have witnessed an electoral revolution. In this square, the
people of Armenia will consolidate their revolution and safeguard
the choice they have made. Let Sargsyan mull over what has happened,"
Sanasaryan said.
The young man said that if Sargsyan used the opportunity to transfer
power to the people, he would earn himself a page in the history books.
Sanasaryan said that the people were devising a list of possible
tactics to employ if Sargsyan went down the wrong path.
"The movement's tactics are always changing according to developments
and the inclinations of the people."
From: Baghdasarian