YEREVAN. – Open sessions of the Citizens’ Council will continue; on Monday, it will be moderated by Armenia’s ex-presidential candidate, Andreas Ghukasyan. Opposition Heritage Party leader, 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 and who declared a hunger strike on March 10 at capital city Yerevan’s Liberty Square—said this during a press conference at the square on Monday.   

He informed that the “triumphant rally” of the Armenian people will take place on Friday, and a rock music concert will be staged on Saturday. Hovannisian also noted that he will be on hand at all sessions of the Citizens’ Council and, following the firs ten sessions, he will sum up the results, analyze them, and present his views.     

As for the signature campaign that is launched at Liberty Square, Hovannisian stated that the Armenian citizens had launched this campaign, 10,000 people have already signed under it, and if it continues in the regions as well, the number of signatories will grow.    

“This is a civil initiative to show that the official falsified [election] results have no connection with the people’s vote,” Hovannisian said.   

To note, open sessions of the Citizens’ Council will be convened every day at 5pm while Raffi Hovannisian will hold daily press conferences at Liberty Square at noon.    

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