Armenian President, leader of the Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan visited the art college in Parakar community of Armavir province within RPA’s election campaign.
Despite a working day, hundreds of people have flocked into the art college.
A PanARMENIAN.Net reporter asked the people whether they did not have to be at work today, and a local responded: “Of course, we did. They gathered all of us here [to attend the meeting].”
The school children present at the meeting answered similarly. PanARMENIAN.Net reporter’s talk with the locals revealed that the whole school in the neighboring Merdzavan community was off the classes to come to the rally.
Parliamentary elections are due in Armenia on May 6 featuring 8 political parties (Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), Orinats Yerkir, Heritage, Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA), Communist Party of Armenia and United Armenian party, as well as one election bloc represented by opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC).
