When choosing in the current situation between security and democracy, the NKR politicians are likely to prefer the former and the society will support them, because the society knows what it means to "unfreeze the conflict", Russian analyst Sergey Markedonov has told ArmInfo.
However, he thinks, this will not be a preference made once and forever. The external changes can form a new demand for democracy, Markedonov notes.
In late July, Nagorno-Karabakh completed the public and political debates on the concept of constitutional reforms. The draft amendments were submitted to NKR President Bako Sahakyan. The current Constitution of the NKR was adopted at the 10 Dec 2006 referendum.
"The key issue being currently discussed in the republic is the dilemma between retention of the presidential model of government and transition to a parliamentary republic through the example of Armenia. On August 3, the statement of the Commission on Constitutional Reforms under the President made it clear that the model of presidential government is proposed. The reason is more or less clear. Amid the continued incidents and existence of the unrecognized republic as an Armenian satellite, democratic reformation is unlikely to succeed," he says.
The analyst thinks that earlier the NKR authorities were trying to oppose "the democratic republic" to "authoritarian Azerbaijan".
However, the lack of recognition makes the authorities in Stepanakert more flexible. "Unlike Yerevan, they simply have no critical need to meet any foreign demands," he says.