Thousands of people demonstrated in Yerevan on Friday to condemn the latest increase in the prices of electricity in Armenia which was authorized by regulatory authorities on Thursday.
A non-partisan pressure group that organized the demonstration in the city's Liberty Square gave the authorities until Monday to reverse the more than 16 percent price rise or face fresh street protests. Leaders of the Voch Talanin (No To Plunder) movement said they will urge supporters to march to President Serzh Sarkisian's headquarters if the unpopular measure is not reversed by that time.
In the meantime, they said, they will hold a three-day sit-in in the square. Hundreds of mostly young protesters joined the nonstop protest.
Armenian News
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