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2015 Nagorno-Karabakh parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on 3 May 2015.

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.

Electoral system

The 33 seats in the National Assembly consisted of 22 seats elected by proportional representation and 11 seats elected by first-past-the-post voting.

Conduct

More than 100 representatives from 30 countries observed the elections.

Results

Reactions

Azerbaijan, the European Union, the United States and Turkey all said that they did not recognise the elections.

References