Andrias Ghukasyan

Ghukasyan

Andrias Ghukasyan, sometimes Andreas, (Armenian: Անդրիաս Ղուկասյան) is an Armenian political analyst.

Ghukasyan was one of the seven candidates running in the 2013 presidential election.

He joined the presidential race on December 28, 2012.[1][2]

On January 21, 2013, Ghukasyan started a hunger strike in front of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences building in Yerevan.[3] He had a large poster, written in Armenian and English demanding to "Stop fake elections".[4] Finishing his protest after the official voting results were announced, Ghukasyan, together with another opposition candidate, Raffi Hovhannisian, a US-born prominent Armenian politician who is the founding leader of the Armenia-based Heritage Party, filed an appeal with the Armenian Constitutional Court to dispute the results of the election which gave incumbent Serzh Sargsyan a second term.

Rise up, Armenia

In July 16, 2015 he was co-funded Rise up, Armenia movement,[5][6] it is movement who opposes raising electricity tarrifes and organizes rallies against raising electricity tarrifes generally in Republic Square.

In August 21, 2015 he with other Rise up, Armenia members was apprehended during Rise up, Armenia rally,[7] but several hours after freed.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Political analyst Andreas Ghukasyan to run for president". ARMENPRESS. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Political expert Andrias Ghukasyan joins presidential race". PanARMENIAN.Net. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Andrias Ghukasyan goes on hunger strike". Public Radio of Armenia. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Andrias Ghukasyan continues the hunger strike". Public Radio of Armenia. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Ստեղծվել է «Ոտքի՛, Հայաստան» շարժման Խորհուրդ. Հայտարարություն
  6. ↑ «Ոտքի Հայաստանը» չի միացել «Ոչ Թալանին». Անդրիաս Ղուկասյան
  7. ↑ «Ոտքի՛, Հայաստան» նախաձեռնության անդամներ են բերման ենթարկվել
  8. ↑ Անդրիաս Ղուկասյանը ազատ է արձակվել (ֆոտո)
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