Demonstrators in Yerevan have demanded that the Armenian president cancel the increase in tariffs for electricity.
“Our demand is to receive the order of the president, terminating the decision of the Public Services Regulatory Commission of June 17 on increasing electricity prices,” the protesters said. They are waiting for a response from the prime minister or speaker of the parliament during the day.
Expert lawyers, economists and energy experts took part in the preparation of the requirement, TASS reports.
The protest is taking place on one of the main streets of Yerevan – Marshal Baghramian Avenue. It has been barricaded by plastic garbage cans.
A coordination protest group, discussing Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's proposal about a meeting, failed to resolve the issue of the delegation's composition. Besides, many protesters expressed their negative attitude to the idea of a meeting initiated by the head of state.
