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PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2015: NAGORNO-KARABAKH TO ELECT ITS SIXTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN MAY
KARABAKH | 09.03.15 | 12:54
By SARA KHOJOYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
The Central Electoral Commission of Nagorno Karabakh during ten days
will be accepting applications from candidates, political parties
and party alliances willing to participate in the National Assembly
elections scheduled for May 3.
On Saturday the opposition National Rebirth party also declared about
its intention to participate in the elections. According to party
representatives, their participation will make the 6th Parliamentary
elections in Nagorno-Karabakh more competitive.
More specifically, the two-year-old party in Artsakh with 560 members
intends to nominate candidates in all majoritarian electoral districts,
thus increasing the number of political parties participating in
once-in-five years Parliamentary elections till four.
Earlier three political forces represented in the current Parliament
- the Free Homeland party, the Democratic Party of Artsakh and the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun also stated
about their plans to vie for seats in the new legislature.
According to the changes made in the NK Electoral Code last October,
henceforth 22 of 33 NA MPs in Karabakh will be elected by the
proportional system of representation (party lists) and 11 - by the
majoritarian system (single-mandate constituencies).
Also, the majoritarian representative at the NK NA, the Free Homeland
party held the 5th conference on Saturday during which the Prime
Minister of the country, Arayik Harutyunyan was re-elected for the
post of the party chairman. Harutyunyan said that their party "as the
NK's leading political force, is approaching Parliamentary elections
with all due responsibility."
It is noteworthy that elections to be held in NK are already qualified
as "aggression" in Azerbaijan. Ali Hasanov, an adviser to President
of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, said that their country will accordingly
react to every "unilateral move, political and social event" planned
and held in NK.
Samvel Babayan, former Commander-in-Chief of the Nagorno-Karabakh
Defense Army who lived in Moscow during recent years, also appears
to be interested in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Karabakh.
According to National Rebirth party head Hayk Khanumyan, he plans to
support them and will soon visit Artsakh.
http://armenianow.com/karabakh/61260/armenia_karabakh_parliament_elections
KARABAKH | 09.03.15 | 12:54
By SARA KHOJOYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
The Central Electoral Commission of Nagorno Karabakh during ten days
will be accepting applications from candidates, political parties
and party alliances willing to participate in the National Assembly
elections scheduled for May 3.
On Saturday the opposition National Rebirth party also declared about
its intention to participate in the elections. According to party
representatives, their participation will make the 6th Parliamentary
elections in Nagorno-Karabakh more competitive.
More specifically, the two-year-old party in Artsakh with 560 members
intends to nominate candidates in all majoritarian electoral districts,
thus increasing the number of political parties participating in
once-in-five years Parliamentary elections till four.
Earlier three political forces represented in the current Parliament
- the Free Homeland party, the Democratic Party of Artsakh and the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun also stated
about their plans to vie for seats in the new legislature.
According to the changes made in the NK Electoral Code last October,
henceforth 22 of 33 NA MPs in Karabakh will be elected by the
proportional system of representation (party lists) and 11 - by the
majoritarian system (single-mandate constituencies).
Also, the majoritarian representative at the NK NA, the Free Homeland
party held the 5th conference on Saturday during which the Prime
Minister of the country, Arayik Harutyunyan was re-elected for the
post of the party chairman. Harutyunyan said that their party "as the
NK's leading political force, is approaching Parliamentary elections
with all due responsibility."
It is noteworthy that elections to be held in NK are already qualified
as "aggression" in Azerbaijan. Ali Hasanov, an adviser to President
of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, said that their country will accordingly
react to every "unilateral move, political and social event" planned
and held in NK.
Samvel Babayan, former Commander-in-Chief of the Nagorno-Karabakh
Defense Army who lived in Moscow during recent years, also appears
to be interested in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Karabakh.
According to National Rebirth party head Hayk Khanumyan, he plans to
support them and will soon visit Artsakh.
http://armenianow.com/karabakh/61260/armenia_karabakh_parliament_elections