The Communist Party of Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն) is a communist political party in the Republic of Artsakh.
Communist Party of Artsakh Արցախի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairman | Hrant Melkumyan |
| Headquarters | Stepanakert |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Colours | Red |
| National Assembly | 0 / 33 |
History edit
The party failed to receive any seats in the National Assembly following the June 2005 elections, the May 2010 elections, and the May 2015 elections.
For the 2005 election, the party fielded 10 candidates for the Proportional Representation seats and candidates in 4 single-member constituencies.[1] For the 2010 election, the party presented a list for the Proportional Representation seats as well as one candidate in one of the 16 single-member seats.[2]
As of 2014, Hrant Melkumyan served as the chairman of the party.[3][4][5] Melkumyam contested the 2007 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election.[6] He obtained 554 votes (0.8%).[7]
The party publishes Artsakhi komunist (Արցախի կոմունիստ), with pages in Armenian and Russian.[8][9]
Election results edit
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 295 | 0.48 (#7) | 0 / 101
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No |
| 2010 | 3,057 | 4.6 (#4) | 0 / 101
|
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No |
| 2015 | 1,136 | 1.65 (#6) | 0 / 101
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|
No |
| 2020 | 480 | 0.65 (#12) | 0 / 101
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|
No |
See also edit
- Armenian Communist Party, brother party in Armenia
- List of political parties in Artsakh
References edit
- ^ Central Electoral Commission. June 19, 2005
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Armenia. Annex 14: reports on the Parliamentary elections of the Nagorno Karabagh RepubLic Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aysor. Bako Sahakian meets with members of NKR Communist Party
- ^ Armenian National Congress of Canada. The Artsakh Conflict From a Legal Perspective
- ^ HHpress.am. Նախընտրական քարոզարշավ՝ ազգային համերաշխության համատեքստում
- ^ PanArmenian. The polling stations have closed in Nagorno Karabakh
- ^ Central Electoral Commission. July 19, 2007
- ^ ArmeniaNow.com. Լուրերի բացակայությունը լուր չէ. ԼՂՀ-ին ավելի լավ լրատվամիջոցներ են հարկավոր` ասում է նախագահը Archived 2017-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Human Rights in Armenia. ANNUAL RESULTS IN THE SPHERE OF INFORMATION Archived 2017-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
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