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THIS HUNGER STRIKE DIFFERS FROM PREVIOUS - RAFFI HOVANNISIAN (PHOTOS)
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March 11, 2013 | 12:00
YEREVAN. - Armenia's opposition Heritage Party Chairman, former FM
Raffi Hovannisian-who is declared runner-up to the winner, incumbent
President Serzh Sargsyan, as a result of the presidential election
that was conducted on February 18, but who claims to be the real
winner in the vote-is continuing his hunger strike at capital city
Yerevan's Liberty Square (PHOTOS).
On Sunday evening, four people joined Hovannisian's hunger strike
and 25 others commenced a sit-in.
Commenting on his four supporters' decision to join his hunger strike,
Hovannisian told Armenian News-NEWS.am, on Monday morning, that they
should not have resorted to such measure and that he will urge them
to stop their hunger strike.
Hovannisian's respective request was adhered to by three of the
people on hunger strike, whereas the fourth, civic activist Bayandur
Poghosyan, told Armenian News-NEWS.am that he does not plan on quitting
his hunger strike because he does not wish to clap Hovannisian's
self-sacrifice from the sidelines.
The former presidential candidate told news reporters that this
hunger strike of his differs from his previous one, since his earlier
hunger strike was against a political party state, whereas this one
is against a general fear in Armenia.
To note, Raffi Hovannisian declared a hunger strike on Sunday at
Liberty Square. "As long as Mr. Sargsyan has not stepped down, I will
stay at Liberty Square and will not eat food," he noted.
The next rally of Hovannisian's supporters will be held on March 15
at 5pm.
"On that day we will discuss the future courses of action, the
Constitutional Court's ruling [on whether or not the presidential
should be declared null and void], and together we will start the
matter of [taking] actions, [making] decisions, and consolidate the
triumph," Raffi Hovannisian had said.
http://news.am/eng/news/143851.html
March 11, 2013 | 12:00
YEREVAN. - Armenia's opposition Heritage Party Chairman, former FM
Raffi Hovannisian-who is declared runner-up to the winner, incumbent
President Serzh Sargsyan, as a result of the presidential election
that was conducted on February 18, but who claims to be the real
winner in the vote-is continuing his hunger strike at capital city
Yerevan's Liberty Square (PHOTOS).
On Sunday evening, four people joined Hovannisian's hunger strike
and 25 others commenced a sit-in.
Commenting on his four supporters' decision to join his hunger strike,
Hovannisian told Armenian News-NEWS.am, on Monday morning, that they
should not have resorted to such measure and that he will urge them
to stop their hunger strike.
Hovannisian's respective request was adhered to by three of the
people on hunger strike, whereas the fourth, civic activist Bayandur
Poghosyan, told Armenian News-NEWS.am that he does not plan on quitting
his hunger strike because he does not wish to clap Hovannisian's
self-sacrifice from the sidelines.
The former presidential candidate told news reporters that this
hunger strike of his differs from his previous one, since his earlier
hunger strike was against a political party state, whereas this one
is against a general fear in Armenia.
To note, Raffi Hovannisian declared a hunger strike on Sunday at
Liberty Square. "As long as Mr. Sargsyan has not stepped down, I will
stay at Liberty Square and will not eat food," he noted.
The next rally of Hovannisian's supporters will be held on March 15
at 5pm.
"On that day we will discuss the future courses of action, the
Constitutional Court's ruling [on whether or not the presidential
should be declared null and void], and together we will start the
matter of [taking] actions, [making] decisions, and consolidate the
triumph," Raffi Hovannisian had said.