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DECISION 2013: HOVANNISIAN HEADING FOR TALKS WITH SARGSYAN AMID POST-ELECTION STANDOFF
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VOTE 2013 | 21.02.13 | 13:34
Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian, who is disputing the outcome
of the Monday presidential election officially giving victory to
President Serzh Sargsyan, told a group of his supporters in Liberty
Square today that he was heading for talks with the incumbent.
The leader of the opposition Heritage party, who officially polled
close to 37 percent of the vote in the ballot, as opposed to Sargsyan's
official count of about 59 percent, yesterday gave Sargsyan until 2
pm today to meet him to start discussions on the transfer of power to
the people - a definition that a Sargsyan spokesman said was "vague".
Earlier, the presidential aide said the head of state was ready to
meet Hovannisian "at any time" convenient to the opposition leader.
In his brief speech Hovannisian cited these words of the presidential
spokesman, saying that he was going to meet the president now. At
this moment people follow Raffi to the Presidential Palace situated
about a kilometer from Liberty Square.
It has also been announced that the next rally of Hovannisian
supporters will be held in Liberty Square on Friday (kick off at 5 pm).
Earlier, Sargsyan's Republican Party of Armenia officially cancelled
its planned political gathering in the square to avoid "competing
rallies" fraught with clashes.
Also, the Armenian police issued a statement warning rally participants
to remain peaceful in their actions.
http://www.armenianow.com/news/43789/armenia_presidential_election_2013_raffi_hovannisi an_serzh_sargsyan
VOTE 2013 | 21.02.13 | 13:34
Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian, who is disputing the outcome
of the Monday presidential election officially giving victory to
President Serzh Sargsyan, told a group of his supporters in Liberty
Square today that he was heading for talks with the incumbent.
The leader of the opposition Heritage party, who officially polled
close to 37 percent of the vote in the ballot, as opposed to Sargsyan's
official count of about 59 percent, yesterday gave Sargsyan until 2
pm today to meet him to start discussions on the transfer of power to
the people - a definition that a Sargsyan spokesman said was "vague".
Earlier, the presidential aide said the head of state was ready to
meet Hovannisian "at any time" convenient to the opposition leader.
In his brief speech Hovannisian cited these words of the presidential
spokesman, saying that he was going to meet the president now. At
this moment people follow Raffi to the Presidential Palace situated
about a kilometer from Liberty Square.
It has also been announced that the next rally of Hovannisian
supporters will be held in Liberty Square on Friday (kick off at 5 pm).
Earlier, Sargsyan's Republican Party of Armenia officially cancelled
its planned political gathering in the square to avoid "competing
rallies" fraught with clashes.
Also, the Armenian police issued a statement warning rally participants
to remain peaceful in their actions.