What: Presidential elections will be held in Nagorno-Karabakh. Context: On September 1, Arayik Harutyunyan, the former president of Nagorno-Karabakh, resigned, paving the way for the forthcoming election of a new president by Nagorno-Karabakh’s parliament on September 9. The nomination phase ended on September 7 and Samvel Shahramanyan is the only candidate […]
What Armenia has taken several actions that have been interpreted as a fundamental shift in its foreign policy. Context In the past few weeks, Azerbaijan has carried out significant troop movements, building up military equipment on the border with Armenia and around Nagorno-Karabakh. These actions, accompanied by Baku’s intensified disinformation efforts to suggest that Armenia […]
What President of Nagorno-Karabakh Arayik Harutyunyan has resigned. Context Calls for Harutyunyan's resignation have been ongoing since the loss of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. In an address in December 2020, Harutyunyan promised to step down when the conditions were favorable and new elections could be held. Despite the precarious political […]
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