YEREVAN. - The protestors in Yerevan’s Baghramyan Avenue are celebrating a birthday now. As reported by Armenian News – NEWS.am correspondent, today is the birthday of the ‘No to Plunder’ initiative member Vaghinak Shushanyan. The protestors have brought a cake as a gift. 

They were even inviting the head of the Armenian Police to celebrate the birthday.

On Tuesday evening, 19:00, the citizens gathered in Yerevan’s Baghramyan Avenue, blocked it and are still demanding to cancel the decision on electricity price hike adopted on June 17. 

Despite the numerous protests over the electricity price hike, the new electricity tariff was approved at the session of Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia (PSRC) on June 17.  The electricity price has gone up by 6,93 AMD, reaching 48,78 AMD (previously 41,85 AMD) per 1 kWh. Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) CJSC had proposed to raise the electricity price by 17 AMD per 1 kWh.