Politics of Artsakh
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Infobox political system Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists Politics of Artsakh took place within the constraints of a written constitution, approved by a popular vote, that recognises three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. The executive branch of government was exercised within a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Artsakh was both the head of state and the head of government. The legislative branch of government was composed of both the Government and the National Assembly. Elections to the National Assembly were on the basis of a multi-party system. As of 2009, the American-based non-governmental organisation, Freedom House, ranks Artsakh above both Armenia and Azerbaijan in terms of political and civil rights.[1][2][3] The republic was de facto independent and de jure a part of Azerbaijan. None of the elections in Artsakh were recognised by international bodies such as the OSCE Minsk Group, the European Union or the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Both Azerbaijan and Turkey had condemned the elections and called them a source of increased tensions.[4][5][6]
Following the Azerbaijani offensive on 19 September 2023, Artsakh agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024,[7] however instead of dissolving, they established a government-in-exile in Yerevan, Armenia.[8] The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, has since severely opposed the government-in-exile's existence in Armenia.[9][10]
Executive branch
4th President of the Republic
| Office | Name | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Arayik Harutyunyan | Free Motherland | 21 May 2020 |
The President was directly elected for a five-year term, by popular vote.
Current government
State Minister of the Republic
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Legislative branch
Speaker of the National Assembly
The National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov) had 33 members who were elected for a five-year term by Party-list proportional representation. Artsakh had a multi-party system, with numerous political parties in which no one party often had a chance of gaining power alone, and parties had to work with each other to form coalition governments.
Judicial branch
Narine Narimanyan was the last Head of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Artsakh.
Latest elections
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Presidential election
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Parliamentary election
Free Motherland party
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Political parties
Below is a list of former political parties in Artsakh. The region had a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. The following parties won seats in the National Assembly following the 31 March 2020 Artsakhian general election (total 33 seats):
| Name | Abbr. | Alliance | MPs (2020-) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Free Motherland Ազատ Հայրենիք Կուսակցություն Azat Hayrenik Kusaktsutyun |
FMP ԱՀԿ |
rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Free Motherland - UCA Alliance Ազատ Հայրենիք - ՔՄԴ դաշինք Azat Hayrenik - KMD Dashink |
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| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | United Civic Alliance Party Քաղաքացիական Միացյալ Դաշինք Կուսակցություն Kaghakaciakan Miacyal Dashink Kusaktsutyun |
UCA ՔՄԴ | |||
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | United Motherland Միասնական Հայրենիք Կուսակցություն Miasnakan Hayrenik Kusaktsutyun |
UMP ՄՀԿ |
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| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Artsakh Justice Party Արցախի Արդարություն Կուսակցություն Artsakhi Ardarutyun Kusaktsutyun |
JPA ԱԱԿ |
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| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Armenian Revolutionary Federation Հայ Հեղափոխական Դաշնակցություն Hay Heghapokhakan Dashnaktsutyun |
ARF ՀՅԴ |
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| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Democratic Party of Artsakh Արցախի ժողովրդավարական կուսակցություն Artsakhi Joghovrdavarakan Kusaktsutyun |
DPA ԱԺԿ |
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The extra-parliamentary political parties which had no seats in the National Assembly, are listed below: Template:Columns-list
See also
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- Electoral calendar
- Electoral system
- Elections in Artsakh
- Foreign relations of Artsakh
- List of political parties in Artsakh
- List of political parties in Armenia
- List of political parties by country
- Armenakan Party (Nagorno-Karabakh)
- National Assembly (Artsakh)
- Politics of Armenia
References
External links
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- ↑ freedomhouse.org: Map of Freedom in the World, Freedom House, 2009
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