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{{Infobox political party
| country = Artsakh
| colorcode = {{party color|Communist Party of Artsakh}}
| name = Communist Party of Artsakh
| native_name = Արցախի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն
| logo = Artsakh Communist Party.png
| chairman = Hrant Melkumyan
| foundation =
| ideology = [[Communism]]<br>[[Marxism–Leninism]]
| headquarters = [[Stepanakert]]
| colours = Red
| seats1_title = [[National Assembly (Artsakh)|National Assembly]]
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|33|{{party color|Communist Party of Artsakh}}}}
}}
The '''Communist Party of Artsakh''' ({{Langx|hy|Արցախի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն}}) was a [[Communism|communist]] [[political party]] in the [[Republic of Artsakh]].

==History==
The party failed to receive any seats in the [[National Assembly (Artsakh)|National Assembly]] following the June 2005 [[2005 Nagorno-Karabakh parliamentary election|elections]], the May 2010 [[2010 Nagorno-Karabakh parliamentary election|elections]], and the May 2015 [[2015 Nagorno-Karabakh parliamentary election|elections]].

For the 2005 election, the party fielded 10 candidates for the Proportional Representation seats and candidates in 4 single-member constituencies.<ref>Central Electoral Commission. ''[http://cecnkr.am/%D5%AC%D5%B2%D5%B0-%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6-%D5%AA%D5%B8%D5%B2%D5%B8%D5%BE%D5%AB/19-%D5%B0%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%AB-2005%D5%A9/?lang=en June 19, 2005]''</ref> For the 2010 election, the party presented a list for the Proportional Representation seats as well as one candidate in one of the 16 single-member seats.<ref>Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Armenia. ''[http://www.mfa.am/u_files/file/nk-eng-2014.pdf Annex 14: reports on the Parliamentary elections of the Nagorno Karabagh RepubLic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809090550/http://mfa.am/u_files/file/nk-eng-2014.pdf |date=2014-08-09 }}''</ref>

As of 2014, Hrant Melkumyan served as the chairman of the party.<ref>''Aysor''. ''[https://www.aysor.am/en/news/2014/02/13/bako-sahakyan/742398 Bako Sahakian meets with members of NKR Communist Party]''</ref><ref>Armenian National Congress of Canada. ''[http://anccanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/The-Artsakh-Conflict-From-a-Legal-Perspective.pdf The Artsakh Conflict From a Legal Perspective]''</ref><ref>HHpress.am. ''[http://www.hhpress.am/?sub=hodv&hodv=20100518_19&flag=am Նախընտրական քարոզարշավ՝ ազգային համերաշխության համատեքստում]''</ref> Melkumyam contested the [[2007 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election]].<ref>PanArmenian. ''[http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/22950/ The polling stations have closed in Nagorno Karabakh]''</ref> He obtained 554 votes (0.8%).<ref>Central Electoral Commission. ''[http://cecnkr.am/%D5%AC%D5%B2%D5%B0-%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AD%D5%A1%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB/19-%D5%B0%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%AB-2007%D5%A9/?lang=en July 19, 2007]''</ref>

The party publishes ''Artsakhi komunist'' (Արցախի կոմունիստ), with pages in Armenian and Russian.<ref>ArmeniaNow.com. ''[https://www.armenianow.com/hy/features/8136/no_news_is_no_news_nkr_needs_bette Լուրերի բացակայությունը լուր չէ. ԼՂՀ-ին ավելի լավ լրատվամիջոցներ են հարկավոր` ասում է նախագահը] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223101947/https://www.armenianow.com/hy/features/8136/no_news_is_no_news_nkr_needs_bette |date=2017-12-23 }}''</ref><ref>Human Rights in Armenia. ''[http://hra.am/en/events/03/12/29/annual_results_in_the_sphere_of_information ANNUAL RESULTS IN THE SPHERE OF INFORMATION] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223043633/http://hra.am/en/events/03/12/29/annual_results_in_the_sphere_of_information |date=2017-12-23 }}''</ref>

==Election results==
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Election year
! # of<br />overall votes
! % of<br />overall vote
! # of<br />overall seats won
! +/–
! Government      
|- 
! [[2005 Nagorno-Karabakh parliamentary election|2005]]
| 295
| 0.48 (#7)
| {{Composition bar|0|101|{{party color|Communist Party of Artsakh}}}}
| {{steady}}
| No
|-
! [[2010 Nagorno-Karabakh parliamentary election|2010]]
| 3,057
| 4.6 (#4)
| {{Composition bar|0|101|{{party color|Communist Party of Artsakh}}}}
| {{steady}}
| No
|-
! [[2015 Nagorno-Karabakh parliamentary election|2015]]
| 1,136
| 1.65 (#6)
| {{Composition bar|0|101|{{party color|Communist Party of Artsakh}}}}
| {{steady}}
| No
|-
! [[2020 Artsakhian general election|2020]]
| 480
| 0.65 (#12)
| {{Composition bar|0|101|{{party color|Communist Party of Artsakh}}}}
| {{steady}}
| No
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Communism|Politics}}
* [[Armenian Communist Party]], brother party in [[Armenia]]
* [[List of political parties in Artsakh]]

==References==
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{{Nagorno Karabakh political parties}}

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[[Category:Communist parties in the former Soviet Union|Artsakh]]
[[Category:Political parties in the Republic of Artsakh]]


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