Main points of this evening’s mass rally in Yerevan

1- Serzh Sargsyan’s departure from the Armenian government as the main demand

2 -The movement’s main objective is to put the government in the hands of the people

3 -The movement is neither pro-western or pro-Russian, but rather puts the interests of Armenia and its people first.

4 -Movement leader Nikol Pashinyan promised to raise the wages of police officers and civil servants after Sargsyan’s resignation as prime minister.

5 -Pashinyan now refers to the movement as a “revolution” that is unstoppable.

6 -Pashinyan called what is taking place today a process where “Armenians are rediscovering their love and respect for their fellow Armenians”.

7 -Pashinyan called on the police to open the streets to citizens and allow them to freely exercise their rights to assembly and expression.

8 -Given the number of diverse speakers (students, civil society activists, taxi drivers, people from outside Yerevan, young and old, male and female) that the movement indeed enjoys wide-spread support.

9 -Pashinyan said he received a call from Serj Tankian, urging him to fly to Yerevan at the critical juncture.

10 - Pashinyan called on all civil servants and police officers to either remain home tomorrow or else join the movement to oust Serzh Sargsyan from office.