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2017 Artsakhian presidential election

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2017 Artsakhian presidential election

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Two-thirds of votes from the 33 National Assembly members required
 
Nominee Bako Sahakyan Eduard Aghabekyan
Party Democratic Party Movement 88
Electoral vote 28 4
Percentage 87.5% 12.5%

President before election

Bako Sahakyan
Independent

Elected President

Bako Sahakyan
Democratic Party

Indirect presidential elections were held in the unrecognised Republic of Artsakh on 19 July 2017.[1][2] The incumbent, Bako Sahakyan, was elected to a third term.[3]

Background

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After a constitutional referendum in 2017, the country is transitioning from a semi-presidential system to a presidential system. As a result, presidential elections were delayed until 2020 in order to be held alongside legislative elections.[4] In July 2017, the National Assembly elected the President for the next three years until the general election.

Candidates

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Two candidates were registered.

The Democratic Party of Artsakh nominated the incumbent president Bako Sahakyan.[5][6] Free Motherland and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation also supported the incumbent.

While, Movement 88 nominated former Stepanakert Mayor Eduard Aghabekyan.[7]

Results

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28 members of National Assembly voted for Bako Sahakyan, 4 of them voted for Eduard Aghabekyan, while one of the MPs abstained.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bako SahakyanDemocratic Party2887.50
Eduard AghabekyanMovement 88412.50
Total32100.00
Registered voters/turnout33
Source: Media Max

References

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  1. ^ Karabakh unveils date for next presidential election PanArmenian, 13 July 2017
  2. ^ "Azerbaijan says holding illegal presidential election in Nagorno-Karabakh is 'ridiculous'". APA Information Agency, APA. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh parliament votes in incumbent for third presidential term". BNE Intellinews. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ^ The new constitution of Artsakh will lead to concentration of power and resources Archived 2017-08-20 at the Wayback Machine Media Centre, 21 February 2017
  5. ^ (in Armenian) Democratic Party of Artsakh nominated Bako Sahakyan's candidacy for president of NKR Azatutyun, 1 July 2017
  6. ^ Karabakh Leader Set To Extend Rule Azatutyun, 3 July 2017
  7. ^ Bako Sahakyan re-elected President of Artsakh mediamax, 19 July 2017