Yerevan—Today before thousands at Liberty Square Raffi K. Hovannisian declared a hunger strike until Serzh Sargsyan resigns and formally concedes the Armenian people’s victory in the February 18 presidential election.

Yerevan—President-elect Raffi K. Hovannisian toured today the Gegharkunik region of Armenia, with stops in Vardenis, Martuni, Gavar, and Sevan.

Yerevan—President-elect Raffi K. Hovannisian today presided over a rally at Liberty Square, dedicated to International Women’s Day. Among the distinguished women speakers were Anahit Bakhshyan, Maria Titizyan of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, Ani Kochar, and Armenouhi Hovannisian. Yervand Manaryan, Stepan Hasan-Jalalyan, and Tigran Nahapetyan also spoke about the role of women in the national struggle.

Yerevan—President-elect Raffi K. Hovannisian has just completed a two-day regional victory tour, which began yesterday in Tavush, where exuberant crowds turned up in town squares to mark the February 18 victory of the Armenian people. He was joined en route by Vigen Khachatryan—the former governor of the Lori region, who has publically dedicated himself to the popular movement—along with Zaruhi Postanjyan and Styopa Safaryan of the Heritage party.

Yerevan―Raffi K. Hovannisian today met with Norbert Lammert, President of the Bundestag, the parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany. During their one-hour meeting, Hovannisian and Lammert discussed the extraordinary situation created in Armenia after the February 18 presidential vote.