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Armenian Opposition Leader Goes on Hunger Strike
YEREVAN, March 10 (RIA Novosti) - Opposition politician who ran for
presidency in Armenia last month said Sunday that he has gone on
hunger strike to protest against the official election results.
Raffi Hovhannisyan, US-born leader of the opposition Heritage party,
came in the second at the February 18 presidential election with 36.74
percent of votes. Incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan won the election
with almost 59 percent, but Hovhannisyan has appealed the official
vote results saying they were rigged.
Hovhannisyan pledged Sunday to continue his hunger strike urging
Sargsyan to step down by April 9, when he is scheduled to swear in as
president for his second term.
Sargsyan hasn't publicly commented on Hovhannisyan's statement yet.
YEREVAN, March 10 (RIA Novosti) - Opposition politician who ran for
presidency in Armenia last month said Sunday that he has gone on
hunger strike to protest against the official election results.
Raffi Hovhannisyan, US-born leader of the opposition Heritage party,
came in the second at the February 18 presidential election with 36.74
percent of votes. Incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan won the election
with almost 59 percent, but Hovhannisyan has appealed the official
vote results saying they were rigged.
Hovhannisyan pledged Sunday to continue his hunger strike urging
Sargsyan to step down by April 9, when he is scheduled to swear in as
president for his second term.
Sargsyan hasn't publicly commented on Hovhannisyan's statement yet.