An action of protest against the rise in the public transport fare in Yerevan is being held in front of the Government building.
The action has been organized by the Let's Pay 100 AMD movement and the Nikol Aghbalyan Students Union of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun.
The protesters read out an address to the Government, which said that they would not accept the new fare even if the Government decided to subsidize it for the poor. They also want to meet with government officials to make their claims known to them.
ArmInfo's correspondent reports from the scene that some old woman is trying to prevent the action. Reportedly sponsored by some members of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, she began chanting "200! 200!" in response to the protesters' call to pay 100 AMD for public transport services.
To remind, on Wednesday evening Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan asked the Government to meet the next day to discuss "a confidential issue," this implying that the discussion will be held behind the closed doors. For many days already people in Yerevan have been protesting against the municipal authorities' decision to raise the public transport fare from 100 AMD to 150 AMD. Some car owners are carrying people free of charge. Activists Gor and Avetik have even hired a bus for this purpose.