19/12/2014 17:28
Protest against price hikes and dram devaluation held outside government
A protest against price hikes and the devaluation of the Armenian dram took place today outside the Armenian government. Protesters demanded that the government should reduce basic goods’ prices whose increase was unfounded and stabilize the economic situation.
The protest organizers threatened to boycott the supermarkets of all the oligarchs unless their demands are met.
During a protester’s speech, the parliamentary deputy of ‘Republican Party of Armenia’ faction, businessman Samvel Aleksanyan came out of the government building. The young people began chanting “Shame, shame!”
Escorted by law enforces and his own bodyguards, S. Aleksanyan rapidly got into his car and left.