Politics of Nagorno-Karabakh
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Politics of Nagorno Karabakh takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, whereby the President of Nagorno Karabakh is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system; as of 2009, American organization Freedom House ranks Nagorno-Karabakh Republic above both the republic of Armenia and Azerbaijan in terms of political and civil rights.[1][2][3] Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The republic is de facto independent and de jure a part of Azerbaijan.
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Executive branch [edit]
The president is elected for a five-year term by the people.
Legislative branch [edit]
The National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov) has 33 members, 16 elected for a five-year term in single seat constituencies and 17 by proportional representation. Nagorno Karabakh has a multi-party 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.
Recent elections [edit]
2010 Parliamentary election [edit]
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| Free Motherland | 29,252 | 44.2% | 8 | 6 | 37.5% | 14 |  4 |
| Democratic Party of Artsakh | 18,017 | 27.0% | 5 | 2 | 12.5% | 7 |  5 |
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 12,725 | 19.1% | 4 | 2 | 12.5% | 6 | 3 |
| Communist Party of Artsakh | 3,057 | 4.6% | — | — | — | — |  |
| Non-partisans | — | — | — | 6 | 37.5% | 6 | 2 |
| Valid votes | 63,324 | 94.8% |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 3,446 | 5.2% |
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| Total (Turnout 67.8%) | 66,771 | 100.0 | 17 | 16 | 100 | 33 | |
| Source: NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs Caucasian Knot | |||||||
2012 Presidential election [edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Bako Sahakyan | 47,085 | 64.65 |
| Vitaly Balasanyan | 22,966 | 31.53 |
| Arkady Soghomonyan | 594 | 0.81 |
| Blank or invalid | 2,188 | 3.00 |
| Total votes cast | 72,833 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | 72,833 | 73.64 |
| Abstention | 26,076 | 26.36 |
| Total eligible voters | 98,909 | 100.00 |
| Source: Panorama, RIA Novosti | ||
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