Indirect presidential elections were held in the unrecognised

Republic of Artsakh Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former ...

on 19 July 2017. The incumbent, Bako Sahakyan, was elected to a third term.

Background

After a

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in 2017, the country is transitioning from a semi-presidential system to a presidential system. As a result, presidential elections were delayed until 2020 in order to be held alongside legislative elections. In July 2017, the

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elected the

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for the next three years until the general election.

Candidates

Two candidates were registered. The Democratic Party of Artsakh nominated the incumbent president Bako Sahakyan. Free Motherland and the

Armenian Revolutionary Federation The Armenian Revolutionary Federation ( hy, Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութիւն, ՀՅԴ ( classical spelling), abbr. ARF or ARF-D) also known as Dashnaktsutyun (collectively referred to as Dashnaks for short), is an Armenian ...

also supported the incumbent. While,

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nominated former Stepanakert Mayor Eduard Aghabekyan.Bako Sahakyan re-elected President of Artsakh
mediamax, 19 July 2017

Results

28 members of National Assembly voted for Bako Sahakyan, 4 of them voted for Eduard Aghabekyan, while one of the MPs abstained.

References

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