“He [Serzh Sargsyan] suggested a format that is not legal. Solving problems at the expense of oligarchs is typical of oligarchs.

“The enemy is not able to clear the avenue and disperse protesters, this is already a great achievement. We shall not leave our people alone. We have been with activists from the very first day and we are ready to support these young people with everything that we can,” he said.

Valeri Osipyan told journalists that they have a video showing three young men walking along the avenue with sticks in their hands. He promised to give the video to the journalists.

Valeri Osipyan, in his turn, urged protesters to stop the sit-in and said otherwise the police will have to restore the normal traffic in the Armenian capital.

People gathered on Baghramyan Avenue are continuing the protest despite the heavy rain. Some are holding umbrellas, others are singing and dancing thus ‘protecting’ themselves from rain

People on Baghramyan Avenue are in ‘an expectant state’ after Serzh Sargsyan’s statement.

However, people are shouting “cancellation.” They demand that the PSRC decision to raise electricity prices by 6.93 drams be revoked.

Many protesters on Baghramyan Avenue are vociferating, “Victory!”

“First, all police officers and those who issue illegal orders should come and stand before people for us to know who the people that use violence against a child are. We should know them by sight. We should see these people punished,” the lawmaker told A1+.

“If Mr Gasparyan has difficulties in pulling himself together, he had better resign or go on holiday,” Pashinyan said.

A1+ is live streaming protests against the hike in electricity prices

“Your participation is obligatory. Exercising our constitutional rights we shall make our demands audible for the authorities.

Leader of “Centennial without the regime” movement Zhirayr Sefilyan does not doubt that the ongoing protests against the hike in electricity tariffs will produce results.

The No to Plunder initiative has issued a statement reminding everyone once again that the protest against the rise in electricity prices is mostly peaceful and is held in accordance with the law.

Large numbers of police officers are spotted in the neighbourhood of Liberty Square in Yerevan. Chief of the Yerevan Police Ashot Karapetyan is also there. There are about 30 police cars in the area.

The opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) conducted its regular board meeting on June 27.

“People have definite roles. There are people who try to lead but this is a social, rather than a political protest,” he says.

Protesters then asked Gasparyan to explain the reasons for his resentment on the previous day. The chief of the Armenian Police said it was conditioned by the closure of Mashtots Avenue [by activists] and detection of armed and drunk people in the group.

Armenian lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan talked to the group on Saturday morning. “Those who have not broken traffic rules will have their cars back,” he said urging the drivers to go after their cars.

President of the Committee in Defense of Freedom of Speech Ashot Melikyan thinks that the volumes of physical violence against journalists on June 23 weren’t inferior to the persecutions on March 1, 2008. Here he sees especially one dangerous phenomenon.

By the way, there are few policemen in the site where the people have closed the avenue and the policemen aren’t implementing any actions.

Today our guests are political experts Stepan Danielyan, Manvel Sargsyan, Andreas Ghukasyan, due to whom we will try to find the answers to the questions ‘why, how and what can happen?’

Baghramyan Avenue: live

Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan was again on Baghramyan Avenue in the morning on June 26. He wanted to speak to the protesters.