Artsakh elects on a national level a
president
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and a
parliament
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. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people.
The
National Assembly
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(''Azgayin Zhoghov'') has 33 members, 16 elected for a five-year term in single seat
constituencies
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and 17 by
proportional representation
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.
Artsakh has a
multi-party
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system, with numerous
parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and
parties must work with each other to form
coalition governments.
Past elections
2015 Parliamentary election
2012 Presidential election
Latest elections
Upcoming elections
The next election is scheduled to occur in 2025.
See also
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Elections in Armenia
Armenia has a multi-party system. After latest constitutional reforms, only a legislature is elected on the national level.
Electoral system of the National Assembly
The National Assembly consists of at least 101 seats. Following electoral syste ...
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Foreign relations of Artsakh
The Republic of Artsakh is a republic with limited recognition in the South Caucasus region. The Republic of Artsakh controls most of the territory of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, it also ...
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List of political parties in Artsakh
This article lists political parties in the Republic of Artsakh.
The Republic of Artsakh has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each ...
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National Assembly (Artsakh)
The National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh ( hy, Արցախի Հանրապետության Ազգային ժողով, Artsakhi Hanrapetut'yan Azgayin zhoghov; often shortened: , ) is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic ...
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Politics of Artsakh
Politics of Artsakh takes place within the constraints of a written constitution, approved by a popular vote, that recognises three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. The executive branch of government is exercised with ...
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