Arsen Gevorgyan, the candidate of Stepanavan community mayor of the "Strong Armenia" party, was arrested. "Strong Armenia" faction deputy Arega Hovsepyan announced this on his Facebook page. In particular, he stated: "Early in the morning, we witnessed another manifestation of democracy, there are large-scale political persecutions and arrests in Stepanavan. About 14 supporters and party members of the "Strong Armenia" party were arrested, including the "Strong Armenia" candidate Arsen Gevorgyan. Yesterday I was in Stepanavan and I saw how much the people love him, how warmly they receive him. And today's behavior is another manifestation of the authorities' fear. You have nothing to do with the people, you have nothing to do with democracy."