2010 Nagorno-Karabakh parliamentary election

January 2021 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh parliamentary election Nagorno-Karabakh 2005 2015 All 33 seats in the National Assembly 23 May 2010 Arayik Harutyunyan Free Motherland 10 14 46.39 Ashot Ghulian Democratic Party of Artsakh 10 6 28.58 Vitaly Balasanian Armenian Revolutionary Federation 3 6 20.18 – Independents 10 7 – Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan Free Motherland Arayik Harutyunyan Free Motherland Parliamentary elections were held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on 23 May 2010.Maximiliano Herrera https://www.mherrera.org/elections.htm Electoral Calendar- world elections, US elections, presidential election, world parties Mherrera.org 11 March 2010http://www.armenianow.com/karabakh/21557/parliamentary_elections_in_karabakh NKR votes 2010: Absence of opposition in Karabakh’s upcoming polls Hayrumyan Naira 12 March 2010 Armenia Now 18 May 2010 30 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100330121238/http://www.armenianow.com/karabakh/21557/parliamentary_elections_in_karabakh dead Background Nagorno-Karabakh declared its independence from Azerbaijan in 1991. The First Nagorno-Karabakh War took place between 1988 and 1994 which resulted in Nagorno-Karabakh, with Armenian support, becoming de facto independent from Azerbaijan. However it has not been internationally recognised and Azerbaijan still claims the area as part of its state. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4107988.stm Karabakh holds disputed elections 8 March 2009 19 June 2005 BBC Online Several changes to the election process were made since the previous election in 2005. Whereas previously, 22 of the parliament's 33 seats were filled using party-list proportional representation and 11 using first-past-the-post, the distribution for these elections is 17–16. Another change concerns the lowering of the election threshold from 10% to 6% (for political parties) and from 15% to 8% (for electoral blocs). A total of 94,900 voters are registered for the election, about 66% of the total population of Nagorno-Karabakh.http://www.armenianow.com/karabakh/23228/parliamentary_elections_nkr NKR Votes 2010: Candidates for parliament seats united in uncompromising stance on Karabakh settlement Hayrumyan Naira 20 May 2010 Armenia Now 23 May 2010 23 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100523015731/http://armenianow.com/karabakh/23228/parliamentary_elections_nkr dead Contesting parties Before the elections, it became clear very few opposition parties would contest. Four parties contesting the 17 list-based seats are registered: Free Motherland (FM), led by Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan, the Democratic Party of Artsakh (DPA), the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARM) and the Communist Party of Artsakh (CPA). Of these parties, only the communists did not support president Bako Sahakyan in the 2007 election. 44 More candidates stand for election in the 16 FPTP constituencies. Opinion polls Institute Date FM DPA ARF CPA Independents Sociometer Center May 2010 13 11 5 0 4 Results With about 50% of the votes counted, Free Motherland led the count with 45.8% of the votes. The DPA was at 30.7% and the ARF at 18.2%. The CP was below the electoral threshold of 6% (5.34%), which means it might be difficult for them to get a seat.http://www.yerevanreport.com/2010/05/24/free-homeland-party-wins-45-8-percent-of-votes-in-karabakh-elections/ Free Homeland Party Wins 45.8 percent of Votes in Karabakh Elections 24 May 2010 RIA Novosti/Yerevan Report 24 May 2010 Stepanakert dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100526105451/http://www.yerevanreport.com/2010/05/24/free-homeland-party-wins-45-8-percent-of-votes-in-karabakh-elections/ 26 May 2010 The Communist Party failed to cross the electoral threshold and did not win any seats.http://karabakh-news.com/7124-na-parlamentskix-vyborax-v-nkr-pobedila-partiya-svobodnaya-rodina.html На парламентских выборах в НКР победила партия "Свободная родина" 25 May 2010 Karabakh News File:Nagorno-Karabakh Republic National Assembly 2010.svg Proportional Constituency Free Motherland 29252 8 6 14 +4 Democratic Party of Artsakh 18017 5 1 6 –4 Armenian Revolutionary Federation 12725 4 2 6 +3 Communist Party of Artsakh 3057 0 0 0 0 Independents 7 7 –3 3720 0 98518 95866 CEC, Caucasian Knot Reactions About 120 international observers from France, Russia, USA, Italy, Germany, Greece, Great Britain, Argentina, Ireland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Iran, Netherlands, Canada, Slovakia, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Transnistria, and others, as well as a big group of observers from Armenia observed the elections."Free Homeland party leads count in Karabakh parliamentary vote https://web.archive.org/web/20110716053455/http://en.beta.rian.ru/world/20100524/159140148.html 16 July 2011 ." RIA Novosti. 24 May 2010.http://www.nkr.am/en/news/2010-05-25/265/ PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS HELD IN THE NKR 25 May 2010 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nagorno-Karabakh Republic 28 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20150423105943/http://www.nkr.am/en/news/2010-05-25/265/ 23 April 2015 dead Later the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Ramin Mehmanparast stated that Iran had not delegated any observers.Иран опроверг информацию об участии своих наблюдателей на так называемых «парламентских выборах» в Нагорном Карабахе. Day.az. Retrieved on 13 January 2012. Azerbaijan made a black list of the international observers who visited Nagorno-Karabakh and declared them personae non-gratae.http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=123095 Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry: The foreigners, who observed the "elections" in Nagorno Karabakh, will be banned from arriving in Azerbaijan 26 May 2010 APA Azerbaijan dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120311003937/http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=123095 11 March 2012 Various international organisations and countries issued statements refusing to recognise the 2010 elections in Nagorno-Karabakh, among them the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe,OSCE Chairperson-in-Office comment on the 'parliamentary election' in Nagorno-Karabakh https://web.archive.org/web/20100627073619/http://www.osce.org/item/44073.html 27 June 2010 the European Union,Disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh elects new parliament. Hurriyetdailynews.com (23 May 2010). Retrieved on 13 January 2012. the United Kingdom,Q&A: Nagorno Karabakh – Lord Howell of Guildford. Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved on 13 January 2012. France,Франция не признает выборы в НКР. A1plus.am. Retrieved on 13 January 2012. Iran,Iran does not recognize parliamentary poll in Nagorno-Karabakh: FM Spokesman https://web.archive.org/web/20201123135228/http://www.payvand.com/news/10/may/1293.html 23 November 2020 . Payvand.com. Retrieved on 13 January 2012. Russia,Karabakh Voters Flock to Polls for Parliamentary Elections. Asbarez.com. Retrieved on 13 January 2012. Turkey,Turkey condemns election in Karabakh https://web.archive.org/web/20121005072345/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-210757-turkey-condemns-election-in-karabakh.html 5 October 2012 . Todayszaman.com (21 May 2010). Retrieved on 13 January 2012. and Lithuania.Lithuania confirms non-recognition of "parliamentary elections" in Nagorno-Karabakh. Inform.kz. Retrieved on 13 January 2012. 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