Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Serzh to Serj: Sargsyan responds to Diaspora rock star criticism

President Serzh Sargsyan has responded to the open letter of lead vocalist of the System of a Down rock band Serj Tankian in which the popular American-Armenian musician cast doubts over his reelection.

In the letter Tankian also effectively backed the demands by opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian, who was the main challenger of Sargsyan in the ballot, and now is disputing his election victory, for the punishment of vote riggers, dissolution of the National Assembly and holding of new genuinely free and fair elections as a compromise to end the post-election crisis in Armenia – something that has reportedly been rejected by Sargsyan.

In the reply letter, published on the president's official website, Sargsyan said:

"Dear Serj,

Armenian News

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