Election campaign in Nagorno Karabakh starts June 20
YEREVAN, JUNE 19, ARMENPRESS: Pursuant to the law, 274 polling stations have been set up at the threshold of the presidential elections in the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR). One of the polling stations is in NKR Permanent Mission in Republic of Armenia for ensuring the realization of the franchise of NKR citizens temporarily living in Armenia, Central Electoral Commission of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic told Armenpress. Several local organizations will implement an observation mission of the presidential elections. No international organization implementing an observation mission has been registered. The election campaign will launch June 20, and will wrap up July 17, 24:00. The presidential elections of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic will be held July 19, 2012. The decision has been adopted on March 29 at the plenary session of the Nagorno Karabakh Parliament. The previous NKR presidential elections were held July 19, 2007. As a result, Bako Sahakyan was elected as president.
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