National Assembly Ազգային ժողով Azgayin Zhoghov | |
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| 7th convocation of the National Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President | Arthur Tovmasyan, Free Motherland since 21 May 2020 |
Vice-President | Gagik Baghunts, United Motherland since 21 May 2020 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 33 |
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Political groups | Government (16)
Opposition (17)
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| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 31 March 2020 |
Next election | 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| 2, 20 February st., Stepanakert | |
| Website | |
| http://www.nankr.am/en | |
The National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետության Ազգային ժողով, Artsakhi Hanrapetut'yan Azgayin zhoghov or simply Ազգային ժողով, ԱԺ, Azgayin zhoghov, AZh) is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Artsakh.
Plans were in place to move the National Assembly from Stepanakert to Shusha on 9 May 2022 to mark the 30th anniversary of the liberation of Shushi,[1][2] but Shusha came under the control of Azerbaijan in November 2020.
Electoral system
The current constitution of Artsakh, amended in 2017, states that all members to National Assembly shall be elected for a five-year term through a proportional electoral system. The National Assembly shall be composed of no less than 27 and no more than 33 MPs. The number of the MPs shall be defined by the Electoral Code.[3]
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.
Latest election
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| 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
The National Assembly has 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,[4]
See also
- Elections in the Republic of Artsakh
- List of legislatures by country
- Members of the National Assembly of Artsakh
- List of political parties in Artsakh
- National Assembly (Armenia)
- Politics of Artsakh
- President of the National Assembly of Artsakh
References
- ^ Сепаратисты объявили о переносе «парламента» в Шушу
- ^ Резиденцию парламента Арцаха перенесут в город-крепость Шуши
- ^ Article 107 Constitution of the Republic of Artsakh
- ^ Committees Official website of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh