The Communist Party of Artsakh () was a communist political party in the Republic of Artsakh.
History 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.Central Electoral Commission. June 19, 2005 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.Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Armenia. Annex 14: reports on the Parliamentary elections of the Nagorno Karabagh RepubLic
As of 2014, Hrant Melkumyan served as the chairman of the party.Aysor. Bako Sahakian meets with members of NKR Communist PartyArmenian National Congress of Canada. The Artsakh Conflict From a Legal PerspectiveHHpress.am. Նախընտրական քարոզարշավ՝ ազգային համերաշխության համատեքստում Melkumyam contested the 2007 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election.PanArmenian. The polling stations have closed in Nagorno Karabakh He obtained 554 votes (0.8%).Central Electoral Commission. July 19, 2007
The party publishes Artsakhi komunist (Արցախի կոմունիստ), with pages in Armenian and Russian.ArmeniaNow.com. Լուրերի բացակայությունը լուր չէ. ԼՂՀ-ին ավելի լավ լրատվամիջոցներ են հարկավոր` ասում է նախագահը Human Rights in Armenia. ANNUAL RESULTS IN THE SPHERE OF INFORMATION
Election results Election year # ofoverall votes % ofoverall vote # ofoverall seats won +/– Government 2005 295 0.48 (#7) No 2010 3,057 4.6 (#4) No 2015 1,136 1.65 (#6) No 2020 480 0.65 (#12) No
See also
Armenian Communist Party, brother party in Armenia List of political parties in Artsakh
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