2012 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election

None February 2024 2012 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election Nagorno-Karabakh presidential Popular no 2007 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election 2007 2012 07 19 y 2017 Artsakhian presidential election 2017 73.53% 150x150px Bako Sahakyan Independent politician 47,095 66.65% 150x150px Vitaly Balasanyan Independent politician 22,967 32.51% President Bako Sahakyan Independent politician Bako Sahakyan Independent politician 2012 Artsakhian presidential election results by province.svg Results by provinceSahakyan: #a9a9a9 50–60% #8d8d8d 60–70% #737373 70–80% #5a5a5a 80–90% #424242 >90% Presidential elections were held in Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 July 2012.http://electionswatch.org/2012/06/26/presidential-election-campaign-underway-in-the-nagorno-karabakh/ Presidential Election Campaign underway in the Nagorno-Karabakh « Caucasus Elections Watch Electionswatch.org 2012-06-26 2012-07-20 Incumbent President Bako Sahakyan was re-elected for a second five-year term, receiving around two-thirds of the vote. Campaign Four candidates registered to run in the election; incumbent President Bako Sahakyan, Deputy Minister of Defence Vitaly Balasanyan, the rector of Stepanakert University Arkady Soghomonyan and Valery Khachatryan. Khachatryan later pulled out of the election race.http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2012/07/10/arcakh-president-elections/ Valery Khachatryan withdraws from NKR presidential election race - Politics - Panorama | Armenian news Panorama.am 2012-07-20 As part of the campaign, Balasanyan sent an open letter to Sahakyan, claiming that "authorities have accumulated a vast experience of fraud, illegal involvement of law enforcement and national security agencies in the electoral processes, an inflation of the number of voters on voters’ lists, different kinds of pressure on voters, etc. This has led to apathy in society, distrust of people in the electoral process in the country and a decline of the image of the state." Campaigning ended on 17 July at midnight, with no campaigning allowed on the day before the election. Conduct The elections were attended by more than 100 observers; among them were 80 international observers from countries including Russia, Armenia, the United States, France, Canada, Ireland, Poland, Cyprus, Germany, Belgium, Israel, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Bulgaria. A total of 93 journalists were accredited to cover the elections, 50 from foreign media.https://fpc.org.uk/election-season-for-the-civil-society-in-the-unrecognised-republics-of-caucasus/ Election season for the civil society in the unrecognised republics of Caucasus fpc.org.uk 26 September 2019 2020-02-19 Results A total of 98,909 voters registered for the elections.http://en.ria.ru/world/20120720/174694327.html Incumbent President Wins Nagorno-Karabakh Presidential Poll | World | RIA Novosti En.ria.ru 2012-07-20 Voting took place in 274 electoral districts, with an additional polling station in Yerevan, Armenia. Bako Sahakyan Independent 47095 Vitaly Balasanyan Independent 22967 Arkady Soghomonyan Independent 593 2303 99227 CEC Reactions Due to Nagorno-Karabakh's being de jure part of Azerbaijan, recognised as such by the international community, the election did not receive international support. The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton stated that the EU did not recognise the constitutional and legal framework within which the presidential election was held.http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/131842.pdf Statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton on Nagorno Karabakh European Union 18 July 2012 2012-07-21 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai described the election as counter-productive for a peaceful settlement of the conflict and said that NATO did not intend to recognise it.http://armenia.az/articles/politics/15668 News from Azerbaijan in Armenian Armenia.Az 2012-07-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205007/http://armenia.az/articles/politics/15668 2013-10-29 NATO refuses to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh polls. Vestnik Kavkaza. 19 July 2012. Chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Eamon Gilmore released a statement according to which the OSCE does not recognise the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh and thus the election will not have any impact on the ongoing peace negotiations.http://www.zerkalo.az/2012-07-20/politics/30600-vybory-karabakh-azerbaijan Очередная возня на оккупированных землях | Политика Zerkalo.az 2012-07-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215719/http://www.zerkalo.az/2012-07-20/politics/30600-vybory-karabakh-azerbaijan 2013-10-29 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan called the election "a provocative attempt," contrary to efforts in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.http://www.trend.az/news/karabakh/2047951.html МИД Азербайджана расценивает факт проведения т.н. выборов в Нагорном Карабахе как попытку провокации - Trend Trend News Agency 2012-07-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20120721070028/http://www.trend.az/news/karabakh/2047951.html 2012-07-21 dead A spokesperson for the ministry added that every foreign citizen who attended the election as an observer would be declared persona non grata and denied entry into Azerbaijan in the future.http://www.ng.ru/cis/2012-07-19/6_azerbaijan2.html Баку: Выборы в Нагорном Карабахе "наносят удар по переговорному процессу" Ng.ru 2012-07-20© Меркатор http://www.ria.ru/world/20120718/702547865.html Наблюдателям на выборах в Карабахе могут запретить въезд в Азербайджан | В мире | Лента новостей "РИА Новости" Ria.ru 2012-07-14 2012-07-20 In the following days, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkey,http://www.trend.az/news/karabakh/2048044.html МИД Турции решительно осуждает проведение т.н. выборов в Нагорном Карабахе - Trend Trend News Agency 2012-07-20Karabakh votes in presidential election. Hurriyet Daily News. 20 July 2012. Romania,Foreign Ministry: Nagorno-Karabakh 'presidential election' illegitimate. Romanian Business News - ACTMedia. 20 July 2012. Georgia,Georgia Doesn’t Recognize Nagorno-Karabakh Elections. Eurasia Review. 21 July 2012. Russia,Итоги мирного процесса по Карабаху не могут зависеть от проведения там выборов - МИД РФ. IA Regnum. 20 July 2012 Germany,Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union condemns Karabakh elections. Vestnik Kavkaza. 19 July 2012. Latvia,http://www.ria.ru/world/20120720/704460529.html Latvian Foreign Ministry Said It Does Not Recognize Election in Nagorno-Karabakh | RIA Novosti Ria.ru 2012-07-20 ruLatvia doesn't recognize NKR presidential poll. Panarmenia.net. 20 July 2012. and Iran‘Bahrain crisis should top the agenda of proposed Islamic summit in Mecca’ https://web.archive.org/web/20120726011037/http://www.tehrantimes.com/component/content/article/99914 26 July 2012 . The Tehran Times. 24 July 2012. and embassies of Israel,http://azertag.org/en/node/982263 Israel supports Catherine Ashton's statement on so-called presidential elections in Nagorno-Karabakh | Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency Azertag.org 2012-07-20 the United Kingdom,http://azertag.org/en/node/982276 Great Britain doesn`t recognize so-called presidential elections in Nagorno-Karabakh | Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency Azertag.org 2012-07-20 Canada, Australia, and New Zealand,http://www.regnum.ru/news/fd-abroad/polit/1553136.html Австралия, Новая Зеландия и Канада осуждают проведение в Нагорном Карабахе президентских выборов - Политика, выборы, власть - Новости - ИА REGNUM Regnum.ru 2012-07-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205033/http://www.regnum.ru/news/fd-abroad/polit/1553136.html 2013-10-29 made similar statements in denying the legitimacy of the election. 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