YEREVAN. – As the Armenian governmental sources of Hraparak daily inform, they agree with opposition Heritage Party Chairman, former FM Raffi Hovannisian—who was 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—holding a public meeting and a march on April 99—that is, the day when President Sargsyan is scheduled to formally swear in for a second term in office, and also when Hovannisian likewise plans to swear in, at capital city Yerevan’s Liberty Square, as Armenia’s new president—, but Hovannisian should not “usurp” power, that is, he should hold a swearing-in ceremony and put his hand upon the Holy Bible, the daily reports.       

“Incidentally, our PAP [that is, Prosperous Armenia Party] sources inform that [PAP Chairman and businessman] Gagik Tsarukyan strictly instructed party members that none of them tries to attend Raffi Hovannisian’s swearing-in ‘ceremony,’ march, and, or [public] meeting on April 9. According to our PAP interlocutor, aside from [the fact] that Heritage is their contender, arrangement is made ‘at the above’ as to how they should behave ‘with respect to’ the [capital city Yerevan] Council elections [which are slated for May 5].       

[And Armenia’s] Armavia [Airline Company, which recently declared that it will commence a bankruptcy process] is the primary axis of the arrangement. Tsarukyan said if the salary and other debts [of Armavia] are paid, he will purchase it. And, apparently, the son of [PAP MP, former FM Vartan] Oskanian will purchase the cement factory of Mika Baghdasarov [who is Armavia’s proprietor],” Hraparak writes.    

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