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Re-elected Armenian president inaugurated

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has been inaugurated at the Yerevan Sports and Concert Complex of Karen Demirchyan. He was blessed by Armenian Catholicos Karekin II, News.am reports.

Armenian Speaker of Parliament Ovik Abramyan said that a quorum was achieved with 92 MPs attending the special parliamentary session.

Sargsyan will visit Yerablur, escorted by cadets of Pokr Mger and Monte Melkonyan. He will lay flowers to the grave of ex-Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan and commander Andranik Ozanyan. He will attend a military parade and dissolve the government.

Leader of the Heritage Party Raffi Ovannisyan has not started protests at the Freedom Square yet. Opposition from Gyumri has been gathering at the square since Sunday. Ovannisyan planned own inauguration on April 9 as well.

Adapted from Vestnik Kavkaza