Communist Party of Artsakh

Communist Party of Artsakh
Արցախի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն
Chairman Hrant Melkumyan
Ideology Communism
Marxism-Leninism

The Communist Party of Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն) is a communist political party in the Republic of Artsakh. The party failed to receive any seats in the 19 June 2005 elections, the 23 May 2010 elections, and the elections in 2015.

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 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

Election year # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Government
2005 295 0.48 (#7)
0 / 101
 Increase 7
2010 3,057 4.6 (#4)
0 / 101
 Increase
2015 1,136 1.65 (#6)
0 / 101
 Increase
2020 TBD TBD
0 / 101
 Increase

References

  1. ↑ Central Electoral Commission. June 19, 2005
  2. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Armenia. Annex 14: reports on the Parliamentary elections of the Nagorno Karabagh RepubLic
  3. ↑ Aysor. Bako Sahakian meets with members of NKR Communist Party
  4. ↑ Armenian National Congress of Canada. The Artsakh Conflict From a Legal Perspective
  5. ↑ HHpress.am. Նախընտրական քարոզարշավ՝ ազգային համերաշխության համատեքստում
  6. ↑ PanArmenian. The polling stations have closed in Nagorno Karabakh
  7. ↑ Central Electoral Commission. July 19, 2007
  8. ↑ ArmeniaNow.com. Լուրերի բացակայությունը լուր չէ. ԼՂՀ-ին ավելի լավ լրատվամիջոցներ են հարկավոր` ասում է նախագահը
  9. ↑ Human Rights in Armenia. ANNUAL RESULTS IN THE SPHERE OF INFORMATION

See also

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