The National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետության Ազգային ժողով, romanized: Artsakhi Hanrapetut'yan Azgayin zhoghov; often shortened: Ազգային ժողով, ԱԺ, Azgayin zhoghov, AZh) is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Artsakh.
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]
national, assembly, artsakh, national, assembly, republic, artsakh, armenian, Արցախի, Հանրապետության, Ազգային, ժողով, romanized, artsakhi, hanrapetut, azgayin, zhoghov, often, shortened, Ազգային, ժողով, ԱԺ, azgayin, zhoghov, legislative, branch, government, re. The National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh Armenian Արցախի Հանրապետության Ազգային ժողով romanized Artsakhi Hanrapetut yan Azgayin zhoghov often shortened Ազգային ժողով ԱԺ Azgayin zhoghov AZh is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Artsakh National Assembly Ազգային ժողովAzgayin Zhoghov7th convocation of the National AssemblyTypeTypeUnicameralLeadershipPresidentArthur Tovmasyan Free Motherland since 21 May 2020Vice PresidentGagik Baghunts United Motherland since 21 May 2020StructureSeats33Political groupsGovernment 16 Free Motherland UCA Alliance 16 Free Motherland UCA PartyGovernment support 9 United Motherland 9 Opposition 8 Justice 3 ARF 3 Democratic Party 2 ElectionsVoting systemParty list proportional representationLast election31 March 2020Next election2025Meeting place2 20 February st StepanakertWebsitehttp www nankr am enPlans were in place to move the National Assembly from Stepanakert to Shusha on 9 May 2022 to mark the 30th anniversary of the capture of Shusha 1 2 but the city came under the control of Azerbaijan in the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh War Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Latest election 3 Committees 4 See also 5 ReferencesElectoral system EditThe 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 EditMain article 2020 Artsakhian general election PartyVotes Seats Free Motherland UCA Alliance30 01540 8016 1United Motherland17 68324 049NewJustice5 8677 983NewArmenian Revolutionary Federation4 7586 473 4Democratic Party of Artsakh4 3145 862 4New Artsakh Alliance3 3854 600NewNational Revival2 1752 9600Artsakh Conservative Party2 1562 930NewArtsakh Revolutionary Party1 3251 800NewUnited Armenia Party9301 260NewGeneration of Independence Party5510 750NewCommunist Party of Artsakh4020 5500Total73 561100 00330Valid votes73 56196 82Invalid blank votes2 4193 18Total votes75 980100 00Registered voters turnout104 86672 45Source CEC ArmenanewsCommittees EditThe 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 Edit Politics portalElections in the Republic of Artsakh List of legislatures by country List of political parties in Artsakh Members of the National Assembly of Artsakh National Assembly Armenia Politics of Artsakh President of the National Assembly of ArtsakhReferences Edit Separatisty obyavili o perenose parlamenta v Shushu Rezidenciyu parlamenta Arcaha perenesut v gorod krepost Shushi Article 107 Constitution of the Republic of Artsakh Committees Official website of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh This Republic of Artsakh related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This legislature related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Assembly Artsakh amp oldid 1145925387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
