YEREVAN. – A group of youth from the opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun Party are holding a demonstration on Wednesday, and against the expected electricity price hike in Armenia.

The ARF youth are staging their protest outside the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) building, where the PSRC is now considering the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) Company’s petition to raise the price of electricity in the country.

Several dozen youths are holding signs protesting a price hike. The youth are also chanting “stoppage,” and “Minister, come down!”

The PSRC plans to increase the price of electricity for Armenia’s residents by 6.93 drams—instead of 17 drams, proposed by the ENA—, per cubic meter. If this decision is approved, however, it is expected to be followed by an increase in the prices of numerous products in the country.