Artsakh elects on a national level a

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and a

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. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The

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(''Azgayin Zhoghov'') has 33 members, 16 elected for a five-year term in single seat

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and 17 by

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. Artsakh has a

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system, with numerous

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in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and

must work with each other to form

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Past elections

2015 Parliamentary election

2012 Presidential election

Latest elections

Upcoming elections

See also

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