Armenpress
8 PARTIES TO RUN FOR KARABAGH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
STEPANAKERT, APRIL 13, ARMENPRESS: Voters in Nagorno Karabagh will go to
the polls on June 19 to elect their fourth parliament since their secession
from Azerbaijan. Under the revised election law contenders for parliament
seats will be fighting under proportional (by party slates) and majoritarian
(single-mandate constituencies) system, which the authorities say is
evidence of the ongoing democratic reform of the country’s political system.
The local central election commission has reduced the number of
constituencies from 33 to 22, eight of which are in the capital Stepanakert.
Eleven of the overall 33 parliament members will be elected under the
proportional system and the rest from majoritarian constituencies. Eight
parties have confirmed already their desire to run for parliament , six of
them said they would run by their separate slates.
The local chapter of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutyun
and a recently founded Movement-88 will form an alliance. Another party,
Armenakan, decided against running by party list and will nominate
candidates only for majoritarian election.