 14 candidates running for President in Artsakh elections February 17, 2020 - 11:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 14 candidates are running for President in the upcoming general elections in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) this spring. Both the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on March 31, with 2 alliances and 10 parties having submitted electoral lists. Under the country’s electoral code, registration of electoral lists of parties and alliances by 6:00pm, February 25, 18:00. Incumbent President Bako Sahakyan has declared that he will not be seeking a fourth term in office in 2020. Sahakyan assumed office for his third term in September 2017 after he was re-elected the president of Artsakh in July 2017.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
