National Assembly (Artsakh)
The National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետության Ազգային ժողով, romanized: Artsakhi Hanrapetut'yan Azgayin zhoghov; often shortened: Ազգային ժողով, ԱԺ, Azgayin zhoghov, AZh) was the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Artsakh.
National Assembly Ազգային ժողով Azgayin Zhoghov | |
|---|---|
| 7th convocation of the National Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | November 28, 1991 |
| Disbanded | 1 January 2024 |
| Leadership | |
Vice-President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 33 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (16)
Government support (8)
Opposition (9) |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 31 March 2020 |
| Meeting place | |
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| 2, 20 February st., Stepanakert | |
| Website | |
| http://www.nankr.am/en | |
Plans were in place to move the National Assembly from Stepanakert to Shusha on 9 May 2022 to mark the 30th anniversary of the capture of Shusha,[2][3] but the city came under the control of Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Following an Azerbaijani offensive on 19 September 2023, Artsakh agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024, as de jure.[4] In December 2023, this decision was subsequently declared not valid by the Artsakh president.[5][6] The Assembly kept functioning in exile from Yerevan.[7]
In early March 2024, Azerbaijani authorities demolished the National Assembly of Artsakh building.[8][9]
Electoral system
editThe constitution of Artsakh, amended in 2017, stated that all members to National Assembly shall be elected for a five-year term through a proportional electoral system. The National Assembly had to be composed of no less than 27 and no more than 33 MPs. The number of the MPs had to be defined by the Electoral Code.[10]
Prior to the passing of the 2017 constitutional referendum, the National Assembly had 33 members, 22 of whom (17 before 2015) were elected using party-list proportional representation, and the rest elected in single seat constituencies using first-past-the-post voting.
Last election
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Free Motherland - UCA Alliance | 30,015 | 40.80 | 16 | +1 | |
| United Motherland | 17,683 | 24.04 | 9 | New | |
| Justice | 5,867 | 7.98 | 3 | New | |
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 4,758 | 6.47 | 3 | –4 | |
| Democratic Party of Artsakh | 4,314 | 5.86 | 2 | –4 | |
| New Artsakh Alliance | 3,385 | 4.60 | 0 | New | |
| National Revival | 2,175 | 2.96 | 0 | 0 | |
| Artsakh Conservative Party | 2,156 | 2.93 | 0 | New | |
| Artsakh Revolutionary Party | 1,325 | 1.80 | 0 | New | |
| United Armenia Party | 930 | 1.26 | 0 | New | |
| Generation of Independence Party | 551 | 0.75 | 0 | New | |
| Communist Party of Artsakh | 402 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 73,561 | 100.00 | 33 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 73,561 | 96.82 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,419 | 3.18 | |||
| Total votes | 75,980 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 104,866 | 72.45 | |||
| Source: CEC, Armenanews | |||||
Committees
editThe National Assembly had 7 standing committees:
- Standing Committee on Defense, Security and Law Enforcement
- Standing Committee on Foreign Relations
- Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs
- Standing Committee on Social Affairs and Health
- Standing Committee on Production and Manufacturing Infrastructure
- Standing Committee on Budget, Financial and Economic Management
- Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sports,[11]
List of National Assembly members by convocation
edit6th Convocation
editThe members of the 6th convocation of the National Assembly were elected on 3 May 2015.
| Party | Name |
|---|---|
| Free Motherland (14) | Artur Tovmasyan (head of faction) |
| Ramela Dadayan (secretary of faction) | |
| Arpat Avanesyan | |
| Aram Grigoryan | |
| Grigory Kasparyan | |
| Sergey Harutyunyan | |
| Rudik Hyusnunts | |
| Robert Ghahramanyan | |
| Arzik Mkhitaryan | |
| Vardges Ulubabyab | |
| Gagik Petrosyan | |
| Hovik Jivanyan | |
| Ararat Ohandjanyan | |
| Armen Ohanyan | |
| Democratic Party (6) | Ashot Ghulian (Speaker of the Parliament) |
| Vardges Baghryan (head of faction) | |
| Ludmila Barseghyan (secretary of faction) | |
| Zhanna Galstyan | |
| Davit Melkumyan | |
| Gegham Stepanyan | |
| ARF (6) | Armen Sargsyan (head of faction) |
| Alyosha Gabrielyan (secretary of faction) | |
| Vahram Balayan | |
| David Ishkhanyan | |
| Rita Mnatsakanyan | |
| Georgy Petrosyan | |
| Movement 88 (3) | Eduard Aghabekyan (head of faction) |
| Gagik Baghunts (secretary of faction) | |
| Vilen Safaryan[12] | |
| National Revival (1) | Hayk Khanumyan (head of faction) |
| Independent (3) | Ruslan Israelyan[a][13] |
| Aram Sargsyan | |
| Erik Harutunyan | |
| Source: National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh | |
7th Convocation
editThe members of the 7th convocation of the National Assembly were elected on 31 March 2020. This was the last legislature before the dissolution of Artsakh on 1 January 2024.[4]
| Faction | Name |
|---|---|
| Free Motherland - UCA Alliance (16) | Arthur Tovmasyan (President of the National Assembly) |
| Arthur Harutyunyan (head of faction) | |
| Eleonora Avanesyan (secretary of faction) | |
| Eduard Aghabekyan | |
| Aram Grigoryan | |
| Hovik Jivanyan | |
| Vladimir Kasyan | |
| Arevik Petrosyan | |
| Karine Atayan | |
| Aramayis Aghabekyan | |
| Areg Avagyan | |
| Nela Grigoryan | |
| Ashot Danielyan | |
| Armen Hakobyan | |
| Aram Harutyunyan | |
| Lernik Ghalayan | |
| United Motherland (9) | Gagik Baghunts (Vice-President of the National Assembly, head of faction) |
| Marsel Petrosyan (secretary of faction) | |
| Sevak Aghajanyan | |
| David Baghdasaryan | |
| Arshak Grigoryan | |
| Seyran Hayrapetyan | |
| Nune Melkumyan | |
| Gohar Sargsyan | |
| David Sargsyan | |
| Justice (3) | David Galstyan (head of faction) |
| Metakse Hakobyan (secretary of faction) | |
| Karen Hovhannisyan | |
| ARF (3) | Arthur Mosiyan (head of faction) |
| Vahram Balayan (secretary of faction) | |
| David Ishkhanyan | |
| Democratic Party (2) | David Melkumyan (head of faction) |
| Gegham Stepanyan (secretary of faction) | |
| Source: National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh | |
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ Ruslan Israelyan left Free Motherland faction in June 2018
References
edit- ^ "ARF's Davit Ishkanyan Elected Artsakh Parliament Speaker". 7 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Сепаратисты объявили о переносе "парламента" в Шушу". 19 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Резиденцию парламента Арцаха перенесут в город-крепость Шуши". Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ a b "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will cease to exist from Jan 1 2024 - Nagorno-Karabakh authorities". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh Separatist Leader Says Dissolution Decree Not Valid". Radio Free Europe (RFE/RL). 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Karabakh Dissolution Not Valid, Says Separatist Leader". Moscow Times. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Karabakh parliament 3 factions: Russian peacekeeping troops' withdrawal from Artsakh is unacceptable". News.am. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Azerbaijanis Destroy Artsakh National Assembly Building". The Armenian Report. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Karabakh parliament in exile condemns Azerbaijan's vandalistic policy". News.am. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Article 107 Archived 2017-11-05 at the Wayback Machine Constitution of the Republic of Artsakh
- ^ Committees Archived 2020-10-17 at the Wayback Machine Official website of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh
- ^ "Vilen Safaryan has been received a certificate of a deputy | NKR CEC". cecnkr.am. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ "Ռուսլան Իսրաելյանն "Ազատ Հայրենիք" կուսակցությունից և Ազգային ժողովի "Հայրենիք" խմբակցությունից դուրս գալու որոշում է կայացրել" (in Armenian).
External links
edit- [1] National Assembly website
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