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 | |||
References
- ^ September 1, 1997 CEC NKR
