2008 Presidential Elections
Of recent, Shahsuvaryan has denied all claims that Levon Ter-Petrossian has made, especially on Petrossian's remarks dealing with Grigoryan and Melkonyan's support of his 2008 campaign. Shahsuvaryan has taken Serzh Sargsyan and Robert Kocharyan's side, claiming that the elections were not rigged and Levon Ter-Petrossian's statements held no validity. Levon Ter-Petrossian's supporters have warred with Shahsuvaryan, claiming that he is incorrect and has no jurisdiction on the matter, causing the situation to heat up as rallies continued in Armenia. This resulted in a 20 day state of emergency being declared by former President Robert Kocharyan.
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