Opposition presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian condemned the United States and the European Union for recognizing President Serzh Sarkisian's disputed reelection as he continued his post-election protests in Armenia's southern regions on Tuesday.
Meeting supporters in Metsamor, a town adjacent to a nuclear power station, Hovannisian brushed aside congratulatory letters sent to Sarkisian by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Monday. He said they "can say whatever they want" but he will continue to consider himself the rightful winner of the February 18 election.
"I'm telling them, 'I respect you but don't you dare to breach the rights of Metsamor, Armavir province and the Republic of Armenia," said the U.S.-born politician. "I won't allow you to. And let nobody teach me lessons of American, Western or Russian democracy and law because the Armenian citizens are the masters of our country."
Armenian News
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