Vardan Malkhasyan: Victory is in our hands (video)
Addressing the ralliers at Liberty Square, Vardan Malkhasyan, a member of the New Armenia Front and a Karabakh war veteran, said the vast majority of our society said No in the Sunday tomfoolery called “constitutional referendum.” “Using electoral fraud and violence, they [authorities] simply falsified the figures. They stole the vote of our people, our dignity and our homeland,” he said. Mr Malkhasyan continued his speech saying that the authorities are a serious threat to our national security. “Every day they trample our national dignity, desecrate our national sanctities and loot the country from inside. The government rigged the referendum with the help of puppets, waiters and stooges, as well as local authorities without with the country’s leadership will be unable to survive even an hour.” “We have reached a point beyond which there is no return. Therefore, everyone needs to understand that we can get rid of the tyranny only through a National liberation struggle. “Serzh Sargsyan's regime about to crumble and is on the verge of collapse. They do have money and wealth but they do not have morality, people’s confidence and trust. Yes, wee are strong and our strength is in our unity. The victory is in our hands. Those who do not believe, should know that they cannot achieve their goal,” Mr Malkhasyan added. International community should demand Serzh Sargsyan's resignation, says Raffi Hovhannisian 18։00. “We expect the international community to support the Armenian nation, uphold free movement of people who took to the street to protest their rights and demand the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan his entourage, at the same time ensuring early elections, Raffi Hovannisian announced at Liberty Square addressing hundreds of ralliers. “If this trend continues, the next generation will not be here anymore, they will only drink a toast to Armenia once a year from other countries,” he continued. Mr Hovannisian said they are starting regional visits next week. After holding meetings in different communities, the New Armenia opposition group will return to Liberty Square. Dozens of tents at Liberty Square 17։17 New Armenia Public Salvation Front today managed to ‘put up tents’ at Liberty Square despite the police ban. But this time, the papers were very small and were made of paper. The police did not stop the demonstrators from placing the paper tents on the ground.
