1997 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election

Early presidential elections were held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on 1 September 1997 after President Robert Kocharyan was appointed Prime Minister of Armenia. The result was a victory for independent candidate Arkadi Ghukasyan, who received 89% of the vote.[1]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Arkadi GhukasyanIndependent65,93389.31
Arthur TovmasyanIndependent3,9535.35
Boris ArushanyanIndependent3,9365.33
Total73,822100.00
Valid votes73,82296.81
Invalid/blank votes2,4353.19
Total votes76,257100.00
Registered voters/turnout90,13784.60
Source: CEC

References

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  1. ^ September 1, 1997 Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine CEC NKR