ArmInfo. Participants in the "Refuse Serzh" initiative on April 12 tried to block the square of France in the center of Yerevan in the evening. The correspondent of ArmInfo informs about this from the scene.
Members of the action tried to start a sit-in strike, but very soon the Armenian police managed to "gently" remove the protesters from the highway and restore traffic. Some stubborn protesters who attempted to block traffic were subjected to a drive. As the Deputy Chief of Police of Yerevan Valery Osipyan told journalists, the participants of the action, blocking the street, actually committed illegal actions.
One of the participants of the action Shushan Harutyunyan stated that the shares will continue until Serzh Sargsyan refuses to nominate himself for the post of Prime Minister of Armenia. "Sargsyan gave his word that if the country passes to the parliamentary system of government, it will not claim the post of prime minister of the country, let it keep its word," said Harutyunyan.
It should be noted that in 2014, at a meeting of the commission that announced the launch of constitutional reforms, Serzh Sargsyan stated that if the constitutional reforms succeed, he personally will not qualify for the post of president or prime minister. "I officially declare that I, Serge Sargsyan, will never again be nominated for the office of the President of the Republic of Armenia, and if as a result of final discussions a path is chosen that does not correspond to my desire, I mean the parliamentary model, I will not pretend to the post of prime minister," Sargsyan said.
Members of the initiative group came to a consensus with representatives of the party "Civil Treaty" regarding joint participation in various protest actions. The CC, in turn, initiated a march across Armenia from March 31st as a sign of protest against the possible premiership of Serzh Sargsyan. On April 13, a rally of the CC on the Freedom Square is expected, the action will last 4 days, and on April 17 - on the day of the prime minister's election, the oppositionists intend to block the entrances to the building of the National Assembly in order to obstruct the voting.