National Assembly Ազգային ժողով Azgayin Zhoghov | |
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| 7th convocation of the National Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | November 28, 1991 |
| Disbanded | 1 January 2024 |
| Leadership | |
Vice-President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 33 |
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Political groups | Government (16)
Government support (8)
Opposition (9) |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 31 March 2020 |
| Meeting place | |
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| 2, 20 February st., Stepanakert | |
| Website | |
| http://www.nankr.am/en | |
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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) was the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Artsakh.
Plans 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,[2][3] but the city came under the control of Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Following an Azerbaijani offensive on 19 September 2023, Artsakh agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024, as de jure.[4] In December 2023, this decision was subsequently declared not valid by the Artsakh president.[5][6] The Assembly kept functioning in exile from Yerevan.[7]
In early March 2024, Azerbaijani authorities demolished the National Assembly of Artsakh building.[8][9]
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- ^ "Сепаратисты объявили о переносе "парламента" в Шушу". 19 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Резиденцию парламента Арцаха перенесут в город-крепость Шуши". Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will cease to exist from Jan 1 2024 - Nagorno-Karabakh authorities". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh Separatist Leader Says Dissolution Decree Not Valid". Radio Free Europe (RFE/RL). 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Karabakh Dissolution Not Valid, Says Separatist Leader". Moscow Times. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Karabakh parliament 3 factions: Russian peacekeeping troops' withdrawal from Artsakh is unacceptable". News.am. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Azerbaijanis Destroy Artsakh National Assembly Building". The Armenian Report. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Karabakh parliament in exile condemns Azerbaijan's vandalistic policy". News.am. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-05-23.