National Assembly (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic)

National Assembly Ազգային ժողով Azgayin Zhoghov
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President	Ashot Ghulian, Democratic Party Since 3 May 2015
Vice-President	Vahram Balayan, ARF Since 21 May 2016
Structure
Seats	33
Political groups	Free Motherland (15)      ARF (7)      Democratic Party (6)      Movement 88 (2)      National Revival (1)      Independents (2)
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation (current assembly was elected under a parallel voting system)
Last election	3 May 2015
Next election	2020
Meeting place
2, 20 February st., Stepanakert
Website
http://www.nankr.am/en

Republic of Artsakh
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Artsakh
Constitution
Executive President Bako Sahakyan Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan
Legislature National Assembly President: Ashot Ghulian
Administrative divisions
Elections Political parties Recent elections Presidential: 2012 2017 Parliamentary: 2010 2015
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Karen Mirzoyan Representative offices International recognition
Related topics Political status of Artsakh OSCE Minsk Group Politics of Armenia Politics of Azerbaijan
Other countries Atlas

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 Nagorno-Karabakh.

Electoral system

After 2017 constitutional referendum, according to Nagorno-Karabakh constitution all members to National Assembly shall be elected for a five-year term through 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.^[1]

Before the constitutional referendum National Assembly should have 33 members, 22 of which (17 before 2015) elected in using party-list proportional representation, the rest elected in single seat constituencies using first-past-the-post voting system.

Latest election

 Summary of the 3 May 2015 National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh election results

Party		Party-list			Constituency		Total seats	±
		Votes	%	Seats	Seats	%
	Free Motherland	32,632	47.35	11	4		15	1
	Democratic Party	13,105	19.10	4	2		6	1
	ARF	12,965	18.81	4	3		7	1
	Movement 88	4,778	6.93	2			2	2
	National Revival	3,709	5.38	1			1	1
	Communist Party of Artsakh	1,136	1.65
	Peace and Development	591	0.86
	Non-partisans/Independents				2		2	4
Invalid votes		3,380	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total		72,296	100.00	22	11	100.00	33	—
Electorate and turnout:		102,042	70.88	—	—	—	—	—
Source: CEC, CEC, Caucasian Knot

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,^[2]

See also

• President of the National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh
• List of legislatures by country

References