ArmInfo. Free Motherland ruling party of Artsakh will support the candidacy of the active head of the republic Bako Sahakyan at the upcoming presidential elections in Nagorno-Karabakh,according to the message of the party.
The given decision was made on June 5 during the sixth conference of Free Motherland party.
The presidential elections in Artsakh will be held approximately from 19 to 29 July this year. The procedure for nominating candidates for the post of president of Artsakh started on July 5. Support for the active president was also expressed by the Democratic Party of Artsakh,Movement-88 and Motherland.
To recall ,according to the new Constitution of Artsakh, the president of the Republic is being elected a candidate who received at least two-thirds from the total number of deputies. Any person who has reached the age of 35, who has been a citizen of Republic of Artsakh for the last ten years and who has been permanently residing in Republic of Artsakh for the last ten years and who has the right to vote, can be elected President of the Republic.