President of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Arayik Harutyunyan today signed a decree stating that elections of local self-government bodies won’t be held in the communities of the country until March 1, 2022 due to martial law.

The decree states that the term of powers of the existing local self-government bodies shall be extended until the first session of the newly elected local self-government bodies, and in case of early termination of the powers of head of community or member of council of elders, acting head of community and members shall be appointed to those positions, in rural communities — upon the decision of the head of administration of the relevant district, in the municipal community of Stepanakert — upon submission by the state body in the field of territorial administration, and in other municipal communities — upon submission by the head of administration of the relevant district, upon the decision of the government.