Overall, the electoral process in Nagorno-Karabakh took place in line with international standards and represents not only progress, but also a clear consolidation of democracy and rule of law in the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh. The statement came from the delegation of the Artsakh Group in the European Parliament. Frank Engel, President of the Artsakh Group, was the head of the delegation.
The statement says that participation in these elections stood at 71%, and was thus higher than in many EU member states. Together with the quality of the electoral process, this shows strong commitment of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh to democratic life and confirms the legitimacy of the institutions of the NKR.
The observation mission also expresses its gratitude to the authorities of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh for providing the delegation with full assistance in complete transparency and open cooperation to conduct the observation mission to the elections of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh National Assembly 6th convocation.
Finally the Artsakh Group in the European Parliament would also like to thank European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) for their committed and decisive support to the preparation and accomplishment of the observation mission.
The statement says that the delegation conducted its short-term observation mission in accordance with the European Parliament practices, starting with interviews to all candidates, then observing over 20 polling stations, including the opening of some, as well as the counting and closing.
According to the NKR Central Election Commission, five political parties have overcome the 5% threshold to the parliament: Free Motherland - 47%, Democratic Party of Artsakh and ARFD by 19%, Movement-88 - 6.5%, and National Revival - 5%. Communist Party of Nagorny Karabakh (1.5%) and Peace and Development Party (less than 1%) did not overcome the threshold.