A radical Armenian opposition group said on Thursday that it will launch on April 24 a campaign of nonstop street protests in Yerevan aimed at forcing President Serzh Sarkisian to step down.
The start of the campaign planned by the Founding Parliament movement is timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey, which will be marked by high-profile official ceremonies. Scores of foreign dignitaries, including the presidents of France and Russia, are expected to arrive in Armenia on the occasion.
Zhirayr Sefilian, the Founding Parliament leader, said he and his political associates will rally supporters immediately after visiting the genocide memorial in Yerevan. "We are talking about around-the-clock rallies," he told reporters. "We will tell the people to return home after we manage to get rid of this regime."
Armenian News
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