Хиляди протестират против новите цени на тока пред президентския дворец

Thousands of protesters marched to the presidential palace at Freedom Square in Yerevan to continue the fight against the increase of electricity tariffs, Tuesday. The activists voiced their anger at the government for raising the cost of electricity by 16 per cent, increasing prices for the third time in three years. At first the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan expressed his willingness to discuss the issue with the activists; however the protesters would have only attended under the condition that the meeting will be broadcasted live, so it never took place. A protest on Monday resulted in 200 arrests and the deployment of water cannons, but this time the demonstration remained peaceful.