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YEREVAN. – The ninth night passed without incidents at Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.

The Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter informed from the scene that all through the night, the demonstrators—who protest the recent decision to raise the price of electricity in the country—played games, held discussions, and some slept on the avenue and in the surrounding area.

On early Wednesday morning, they cleaned the area.

There was no activity among the police on duty, either. Solely a small number of law enforcement officers were standing in front of the barricades.

At night, the demonstrators set up an initiative group and organizational groups on rapid reaction, maintaining public order, technical matters, public relations, and legal and financial issues. 

On the evening of June 23, numerous people had commenced a sit-in at Baghramyan Avenue, closed it off, and demanded the revoking of the decision to raise the price of electricity in the country. But on June 28—and following President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement—some of them went to Liberty Square, whereas the majority stayed at Baghramyan Avenue.

Despite numerous protests, the Public Services Regulatory Commission recently increased the price of electricity in Armenia by 6.93 drams—instead of 17 drams, proposed by the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) Company—, per cubic meter, and this decision will take effect on August 1. But the decision is expected to be followed by an increase in the prices of numerous products and services in the country.

President Sargsyan, however, stated that the government will cover this price hike until an audit is conducted at the ENA, which supplies electricity to the country’s residents. Sargsyan also said he does not rule out returning the company to the Armenian government and transferring it to competitive management, if the audit shows that the aforesaid increase in electricity prices is unjustified.

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