The President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (
Armenian: Ազգային ժողովի նախագահ, ''Azgayin zhoghovi naxagah'') is the
Speaker of the House
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England.
Usage
The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...
in the
Parliament of
Artsakh.
Until 1995, the post was called Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. From January 1992 to December 1994, until
Robert Kocharyan was elected as the
President of Artsakh, the Chairman was ''
de facto'' the
head of state of the republic.
The incumbent speaker is
Arthur Tovmasyan
Arthur Tovmasyan ( hy, Արթուր Թովմասյան; born 2 December 1962) is the President of the National Assembly of the internationally unrecognized Republic of Artsakh
Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorn ...
of
Free Motherland
Free Motherland ( hy, «Ազատ Հայրենիք» կուսակցություն, ''Azat Hayrenik kusaktsutyun'') abbreviated as ԱՀԿ or AHK is a political party in Artsakh. The party was formed on 29 January 2005. Initially, the party consis ...
, since 21 May 2020.
List of Presidents of the National Assembly
Sources
Office of the Republic of Artsakh
See also
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National Assembly (Artsakh)
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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 wit ...
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President of Artsakh
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Nagorno-Karabakh
Politicians from the Republic of Artsakh