National Assembly (Artsakh)

The National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետության Ազգային ժողով, Artsakhi Hanrapetut'yan Azgayin zhoghov or simply Ազգային ժողով, ԱԺ, Azgayin zhoghov, AZh) is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Artsakh.

National Assembly Ազգային ժողով Azgayin Zhoghov
7th convocation of the National Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President	Arthur Tovmasyan, Free Motherland since 21 May 2020
Vice-President	Gagik Baghunts, United Motherland since 21 May 2020
Structure
Seats	33
Political groups	Government (16)   Free Motherland - UCA Alliance (16)   Free Motherland   UCA Party Opposition (17)   United Motherland (9)   Justice (3)   ARF (3)   Democratic Party (2)
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Last election	31 March 2020
Next election	2025
Meeting place
2, 20 February st., Stepanakert
Website
http://www.nankr.am/en

Plans were in place to move the National Assembly from Stepanakert to Shusha on 9 May 2022 to mark the 30th anniversary of the liberation of Shushi,[1][2] but Shusha came under the control of Azerbaijan in November 2020.

Electoral system

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]

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

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Free Motherland - UCA Alliance	30,015	40.80	16	+1
	United Motherland	17,683	24.04	9	New
	Justice	5,867	7.98	3	New
	Armenian Revolutionary Federation	4,758	6.47	3	–4
	Democratic Party of Artsakh	4,314	5.86	2	–4
	New Artsakh Alliance	3,385	4.60	0	New
	National Revival	2,175	2.96	0	0
	Artsakh Conservative Party	2,156	2.93	0	New
	Artsakh Revolutionary Party	1,325	1.80	0	New
	United Armenia Party	930	1.26	0	New
	Generation of Independence Party	551	0.75	0	New
	Communist Party of Artsakh	402	0.55	0	0
Total		73,561	100.00	33	0
Valid votes		73,561	96.82
Invalid/blank votes		2,419	3.18
Total votes		75,980	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		104,866	72.45
Source: CEC, Armenanews

Committees

The 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

• Elections in the Republic of Artsakh
• List of legislatures by country
• Members of the National Assembly of Artsakh
• List of political parties in Artsakh
• National Assembly (Armenia)
• Politics of Artsakh
• President of the National Assembly of Artsakh

References

1. Сепаратисты объявили о переносе «парламента» в Шушу
2. Резиденцию парламента Арцаха перенесут в город-крепость Шуши
3. Article 107 Constitution of the Republic of Artsakh
4. Committees Official website of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh