Yerevan: We are confident that the newly elected authorities of  Artsakh will assume their key role in the negotiation process 

ArmInfo.Armenia's Foreign Ministry has issued a statement on the completion of electoral processes in Artsakh.  As the press service of the Ministry informs,  the statement reads as follows: '

'We congratulate the people,  authorities and political forces of Artsakh, who through their joint  efforts ensured the successful completion of the general election  process in Artsakh on April 14. Through democratic and competitive  procedure, the people of Artsakh elected their new president and  members of parliament.  The formation of new authorities of Artsakh  has been of utmost importance in terms of exercising human rights in  Artsakh, ensuring security of the people of Artsakh and efficiently  pursuing the peace process.  The Republic of Armenia will closely  cooperate with the authorities representing the people of Artsakh in  the peace process and will consistently support the realization of  the right of the people of Artsakh to self-determination without any  limitation.  We are confident that the newly elected authorities of  Artsakh will assume their key role in the negotiation process with  particular responsibility''. 

To note, on April 14, the second round of the presidential election  was held in Artsakh. According to the results of the presidential  election in Artsakh on March 31, not a single candidate overcame the  50% threshold necessary for victory. In this connection, a second  round was appointed, in which the former State Minister of the  Republic Arayik Harutyunyan, who gained 49.26% of the vote in the  first round, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of  Artsakh Masis Mayilyan, who gained 26.4%, competed.  According to the  Artsakh Central Election Commission, according to preliminary results  of the vote count in the second round of the presidential election,  Arayik Harutyunyan won, who secured the support of 39,860 voters  (84.5%), and Masis Mayilyan - 5728 voters (12.1%). In total, 47,165  voters (45%) out of 103 thousand participated in the elections. We  also note that the electoral processes in Artsakh took place in an  emergency regime, which was introduced in the country on April 12  against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

It should also be noted that following the March 31 parliamentary  elections in Artsakh, five parties will enter the new parliament of  Nagorno-Karabakh. The majority of votes were gained by the Free  Homeland / United Civil Alliance bloc (40.4%), led by former Prime  Minister Arayik Harutyunyan. Also, the United Hoemlad party - 23.63%,  Justice - 7.9%, ARF Dashnaktsutyun - 6.4% and the Democratic Party of  Artsakh - 5.81% passed to parliament.  A number of international  organizations and states have already made statements, emphasizing  that they do not recognize these elections and stating that their  result cannot affect the outcome of the settlement of the Nagorno-  Karabakh conflict.