- Politics of Nagorno-Karabakh
Politics of Nagorno Karabakh takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic
republic , whereby thePresident of Nagorno Karabakh is bothhead of state andhead of government , and of amulti-party system .Executive power is exercised by the government.Legislative power is vested in both thegovernment and the National Assembly. The republic lies within the territory of Azerbaijan. Its independence is not recognized by any single state of the world.Executive branch
The president is elected for a five year term by the people.
Legislative branch
The National Assembly ("Azgayin Zhoghov") has 33 members, 22 elected for a five year term in single seat constituencies and 11 by
proportional representation . Nagorno Karabakh has amulti-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to formcoalition government s.2005 Legislative election
2007 Presidential election
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Electoral calendar
*Electoral system External links
* [http://www.elections.nkr.am/eng/index.html The Republic Of Nagrono Karabakh Central Electoral Commission]
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