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Raffi Hovannisian's March And Serzh Sargsyan Second Term
Yesterday, the last rally of the opposition ahead of April 9 was held.
A big march was announced. Today, central streets of Yerevan are
closed, the cars used for official ceremonies are parked in front of
the president's office, most probably, for the rehearsal of Serzh
Sargsyan's inauguration.
On April 9, thousands of people will come to Yerevan from regions.
Raffi Hovannisian spoke about the parade, smiles and cheers, but for
the first time yesterday, an appeal for general strike was issued.
April 9 will be a holiday, students and those who work should not go
to university or to work but should take part in the holiday, Raffi
Hovannisian said.
Others were more decisive. Andrias Ghukasyan said that on April 9
Serzh Sargsyan will bring together in one place all those people who
rigged the elections and people should besiege the venue of their
gathering and not let them out until they recognize the people's
victory.
Other participants of the rally also proposed specific steps. Nikol
Pashinyan and Armen Martirosyan said they will attend the march with
their children and proposed the others to do the same. It is
symptomatic that yesterday the first signs of `orange' appeared during
the rally. There were children with orange balloons on the stage, and
Raffi Hovannisian's wife was wearing an orange dress.
It is evident that on April 9, the march will be orange, both in
essence and colors. It will make a contrast to dark formal suits of
those who will come to Serzh Sargsyan's `second coming'. The
participants of the orange march hope that the march of one million
people will convince the authorities of the need for change, and the
international community that not everything is as it seems in Armenia.
There are great expectations from April 9. There are many questions as
well. Will Serzh Sargsyan hold an open inauguration or will an
intimate setting be chosen? Will Serzh Sargsyan's former allies Robert
Kocharyan, Gagik Tsarukyan and the ARF attend his swearing-in
ceremony? Which of the two inaugurations will the foreign ambassadors
attend? Will people go to the streets? But the most important question
is whether it will be possible to avoid violence.
Orange and dark formal suits will be the trends of the day and
everyone will make their choice of what color to wear.
Naira Hayrumyan
13:18 06/04/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/country/view/29534
From: A. Papazian
Yesterday, the last rally of the opposition ahead of April 9 was held.
A big march was announced. Today, central streets of Yerevan are
closed, the cars used for official ceremonies are parked in front of
the president's office, most probably, for the rehearsal of Serzh
Sargsyan's inauguration.
On April 9, thousands of people will come to Yerevan from regions.
Raffi Hovannisian spoke about the parade, smiles and cheers, but for
the first time yesterday, an appeal for general strike was issued.
April 9 will be a holiday, students and those who work should not go
to university or to work but should take part in the holiday, Raffi
Hovannisian said.
Others were more decisive. Andrias Ghukasyan said that on April 9
Serzh Sargsyan will bring together in one place all those people who
rigged the elections and people should besiege the venue of their
gathering and not let them out until they recognize the people's
victory.
Other participants of the rally also proposed specific steps. Nikol
Pashinyan and Armen Martirosyan said they will attend the march with
their children and proposed the others to do the same. It is
symptomatic that yesterday the first signs of `orange' appeared during
the rally. There were children with orange balloons on the stage, and
Raffi Hovannisian's wife was wearing an orange dress.
It is evident that on April 9, the march will be orange, both in
essence and colors. It will make a contrast to dark formal suits of
those who will come to Serzh Sargsyan's `second coming'. The
participants of the orange march hope that the march of one million
people will convince the authorities of the need for change, and the
international community that not everything is as it seems in Armenia.
There are great expectations from April 9. There are many questions as
well. Will Serzh Sargsyan hold an open inauguration or will an
intimate setting be chosen? Will Serzh Sargsyan's former allies Robert
Kocharyan, Gagik Tsarukyan and the ARF attend his swearing-in
ceremony? Which of the two inaugurations will the foreign ambassadors
attend? Will people go to the streets? But the most important question
is whether it will be possible to avoid violence.
Orange and dark formal suits will be the trends of the day and
everyone will make their choice of what color to wear.
Naira Hayrumyan
13:18 06/04/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/country/view/29534
From: A. Papazian