Davit Ishkhanyan
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Davit Ishkhanyan | |
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Դավիթ Իշխանյան | |
Acting President of Artsakh | |
In office 1[citation needed] September 2023[1] – 10 September 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Samvel Shahramanyan |
Preceded by | Arayik Harutyunyan |
Succeeded by | Samvel Shahramanyan |
President of the National Assembly of Artsakh | |
Assumed office 7 August 2023 | |
President | Arayik Harutyunyan Himself (acting) Samvel Shahramanyan |
Preceded by | Arthur Tovmasyan |
Personal details | |
Born | Ashan, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union | 27 December 1968
Political party | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
Alma mater | Artsakh University |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Soviet Army Artsakh Defence Army |
Years of service | 1987–1989 1989–1995 |
Davit Rubeni Ishkhanyan (Armenian: Դավիթ Ռուբենի Իշխանյան; 27 December 1968) is an Artsakhi politician. A member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, he is the President of the National Assembly of the breakaway state Republic of Artsakh since August 2023. He briefly served as acting President of Artsakh in September 2023.
Political career
On 7 August 2023, Ishkhanyan was elected President of the National Assembly.[2] On 1 September, pursuant to Artsakh constitution article 100,[3][1] he also became acting president following the resignation of his predecessor Arayik Harutyunyan, holding it up until the 2023 Artsakhian presidential election.[4] Samvel Shahramanyan would succeed Ishkhanyan in that post.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "ARF Bureau Member Davit Ishkhanyan Elected as President of Artsakh's National Assembly". ARF Western USA Oragark. 2023-08-07. Archived from the original on 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
...according to the Constitution...in the event of the possible resignation of the Republic's President or the impossibility of performing his functions, the President/Speaker of the National Assembly becomes the acting President of the Republic...
- ^ "ARF's Davit Ishkanyan Elected Artsakh Parliament Speaker". Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Chapter 4: The President of the Republic". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Artsakh). 2019-05-21. Archived from the original on 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
In case if the post of the President of the Republic is vacant before the newly-elected President assumes the office the powers of the President of the Republic shall be exercised by the Chairperson of the National Assembly.
- ^ Anna (2023-09-06). "Three opposition factions of Artsakh nominate Samvel Shahramanyan as a presidential candidate". Alphanews. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Artsakh parliament elects Samvel Shahramanyan as president". Arka. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Սամվել Շահրամանյանն ընտրվել է ԱՀ նախագահ". Arka (in Armenian). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.