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1997 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election

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Early presidential elections were held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on 1 September 1997 after President Robert Kocharyan was appointed Prime Minister of Armenia. The result was a victory for independent candidate Arkadi Ghukasyan, who received 89% of the vote.[1]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Arkadi Ghukasyan Independent 65,933 89.31
Arthur Tovmasyan Independent 3,953 5.35
Boris Arushanyan Independent 3,936 5.33
Invalid/blank votes 2,435
Total 76,257 100
Registered voters/turnout 90,137 84.60
Source: CEC

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