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Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   28 March 2024

NKR Constitutional changes are important also for South Caucasus – MEPs say

NKR Constitutional changes are important also for South Caucasus – MEPs say

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. The Group of Friends of Artsakh in the European Parliament issued a joint statement over the results of the Constitutional referendum in the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR), reports “Armenpress”.

The text of the statement was signed by MEPs Frank Engel, Jaromír Štětina and Eleni Theocharous.

The statement says the turnout of over 76% is resounding proof of the intention of Artsakh voters to take an active part in the shaping of their democracy.

The MEPs stated that the vote took place after a campaign during which both camps expressed their ideas and convictions freely. “The people of Artsakh said yes to their new constitution which heralds significant changes in the institutional functioning of the country. It also clearly spells that the Republic of Artsakh upholds and protects the rule of law and the rights and freedoms of the people”, they said, stating that the Constitutional changes are important also for the South Caucasus.

“A people, a population, a nation who believe in their state and refine their republican institutions should not be ignored by the international community. This people, these voting citizens, exist. Their existence is not affected by the absence of international recognition of their country. The people of Artsakh, a nation under constant threat of military attack by an aggressive neighbor, continue to oppose democratic vitality and maturity to the international denial of their state”, the statement reads.

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. 

 








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