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THOUSANDS RALLY AGAINST ARMENIA PRESIDENT'S WIN
Press TV, Iran
Feb 21 2013
Thousands of people have staged a rally in the Armenian capital
Yerevan to protest against the results of the country's recent
presidential election.
About 5,000 supporters of Raffi Hovannisian, a presidential candidate
who stood at the second place in the Monday election, gathered in
Yerevan's central Liberty square on Wednesday to show their anger at
the reelection of President Serzh Sarkisian.
"We must return to our people its victory," Hovannisian told the crowd
demanding the overturn of the election results.
"Those who are misappropriating the power must be brought before
justice," the former foreign minister stated.
Sarkisian won a second five-year term by securing nearly 59 percent of
the vote and his closet rival Hovannisian took about 37 percent of the
ballets.
On Tuesday, Hovannisian, who is the leader of Heritage Party,
described the election as "shameful", saying that there was "a huge
number of violations" and that "the vote was not fair and the results
do not reflect people's will."
Only 60.18 percent of the 2.5 million eligible voters cast their
ballots at 1,988 polling stations across the country.
The voter turnout stood at 69 percent in the previous presidential
election in 2008.
DB/MHB
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/21/290032/thousands-rally-against-armenia-election/
Press TV, Iran
Feb 21 2013
Thousands of people have staged a rally in the Armenian capital
Yerevan to protest against the results of the country's recent
presidential election.
About 5,000 supporters of Raffi Hovannisian, a presidential candidate
who stood at the second place in the Monday election, gathered in
Yerevan's central Liberty square on Wednesday to show their anger at
the reelection of President Serzh Sarkisian.
"We must return to our people its victory," Hovannisian told the crowd
demanding the overturn of the election results.
"Those who are misappropriating the power must be brought before
justice," the former foreign minister stated.
Sarkisian won a second five-year term by securing nearly 59 percent of
the vote and his closet rival Hovannisian took about 37 percent of the
ballets.
On Tuesday, Hovannisian, who is the leader of Heritage Party,
described the election as "shameful", saying that there was "a huge
number of violations" and that "the vote was not fair and the results
do not reflect people's will."
Only 60.18 percent of the 2.5 million eligible voters cast their
ballots at 1,988 polling stations across the country.
The voter turnout stood at 69 percent in the previous presidential
election in 2008.
DB/MHB
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/21/290032/thousands-rally-against-armenia-election/