Government Enters Summer Recess Without Addressing Electricity Issue

Police deploy water cannons on June 23 to disperse protesters demanding an end to electricity price hikes

BY ARA KHACHATOURIAN

The government of Armenia on Thursday adjourned for its annual summer recess with no discussion whatsoever on a matter that has riveted Armenians around the world this summer: the public outcry over the rise in electricity prices.

It is astounding that Armenia’s government has decided to defer discussion of this topic given the mass demonstration in late June and early July that blocked Baghramyan Avenue and created a groundswell of support and activism over this issue, which impact every single Armenian in the country.

While the demonstrations, led by the “No to Plunder”