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DECISION 2013: RAFFI HOVANNISIAN GIVES INCUMBENT UNTIL TOMORROW TO ACCEPT "PEOPLE'S VICTORY"
http://www.armenianow.com/vote_2013/43693/armenia_presidential_election_2013_raffi_hovannisi an_press
VOTE 2013 | 19.02.13 | 17:31
Opposition Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian, who officially
polled about 37 percent of the vote in the Monday presidential
election, gave the official winner, incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan,
until Wednesday afternoon to accept "people's victory" (i.e. to
concede his defeat) or face more protests from him and his supporters.
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Addressing several thousand activists and supporters in Liberty Square
in Yerevan today Hovannisian said he expected Sargsyan to shake his
hand as the winner's by 5 pm tomorrow.
"I don't believe in posts, but I am already president-elect," said
Hovannisian, who made it clear that if given a chance to form a
government he would also cooperate with the broad-based opposition and
"alternative" forces that did not contest the February election.
Hovannisian, whose proxies and campaign activists have alleged mass
violations during the February 18 balloting, believe that they have
been deprived of a victory.
The Sargsyan campaign headquarters have dismissed the allegations,
with the president describing the vote in which he has officially
been reelected for the second and final five-year consecutive term
in office, as "good".
International observers, including the largest Western vote-monitoring
mission, OSCE/ODIHR, have also mostly given a positive evaluation to
the Monday vote despite acknowledging some "serious" violations in
the process.
http://www.armenianow.com/vote_2013/43693/armenia_presidential_election_2013_raffi_hovannisi an_press
VOTE 2013 | 19.02.13 | 17:31
Opposition Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian, who officially
polled about 37 percent of the vote in the Monday presidential
election, gave the official winner, incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan,
until Wednesday afternoon to accept "people's victory" (i.e. to
concede his defeat) or face more protests from him and his supporters.
Enlarge Photo
Addressing several thousand activists and supporters in Liberty Square
in Yerevan today Hovannisian said he expected Sargsyan to shake his
hand as the winner's by 5 pm tomorrow.
"I don't believe in posts, but I am already president-elect," said
Hovannisian, who made it clear that if given a chance to form a
government he would also cooperate with the broad-based opposition and
"alternative" forces that did not contest the February election.
Hovannisian, whose proxies and campaign activists have alleged mass
violations during the February 18 balloting, believe that they have
been deprived of a victory.
The Sargsyan campaign headquarters have dismissed the allegations,
with the president describing the vote in which he has officially
been reelected for the second and final five-year consecutive term
in office, as "good".
International observers, including the largest Western vote-monitoring
mission, OSCE/ODIHR, have also mostly given a positive evaluation to
the Monday vote despite acknowledging some "serious" violations in
the process.