In NKR National Assembly elections scheduled for next year, relation between majority and minority mandates will be 22/11, instead of current 17/16, Srbuhi Arzumanyan announced at the Central Electoral Commission Chairman’s press conference on December 24, noting that elections will be held in the first half of May.
General elections to be held in Artsakh next year
STEPANAKERT, DECEMBER 24, ARTSAKHPRESS:As Commission Chairman reported, new Electoral Code will enter into force from January 1, where the supplements on electoral deposit, pre-election funds, candidates' assets and income declaration and other issues will be included. Particularly, starting from the second number the ratio of male to female enrolment must be 4/1. The threshold for parliamentary representation has been reduced to 5% for parties, to 7% for unions of parties, as against 6% and 8%, respectively.
Pointing to the last year local self-governing bodies elections, S. Arzumanyan noted, that regular elections were held in 5 communities from 13, and early elections- in 6 communities. Two members of ''Azat Hayreniq'' party were elected as Community Heads, the others were non-party. According to CEC Chairman's report, except parliamentary elections, 200 local self-governing bodies elections will be organized in August next year.
