STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. The Constitutional referendum in Karabakh fully complied with the international standards, MEP Jaromír Štětina said on February 21, while summarizing the preliminary results of the observation mission during the voting, reports “Armenpress”.  

“I congratulate the Nagorno Karabakh Republic for organizing this kind of referendum. This referendum together with the new Constitution will open a new path for independence of Karabakh”, he said.

MEP Jaromír Štětina said the referendum will in no way impact the peaceful settlement process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. “The people expressed their will through the referendum”, the MEP said.

As of 03:00, 69.540 citizens (87.6%) of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) voted in favor of the Constitutional referendum. 7686 citizens voted against, the NKR Central Electoral Commission said. 2202 ballots (2.8%) were declared invalid. 79.428 (76.44% of the total number of voters) out of 103.766 citizens took part in the voting.