Referendum in Nagorno-Karabakh 2006
A constitutional referendum was held in the internationally unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on December 10, 2006 to adopt a draft constitution for the country that would define Nagorno-Karabakh as the independent state of Artsakh .
The Republic of Azerbaijan, under its head of state Ilham Aliyev, condemned the referendum and declared it an unconstitutional attempt to undermine the peace process. The referendum was also condemned by the GUAM group under Georgia , Ukraine , Moldova and Azerbaijan, as well as by the European Parliament (see caviar diplomacy ).
The new Nagorno-Karabakh Constitution was adopted by 99.28% of the electorate, with a turnout of 87%.
The Co-Presidents of the Minsk Group of the OSCE, which is concerned with the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, condemned the referendum in a statement. The document stated that the “referendum” was carried out by the authorities of the so-called “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic”, which is not recognized as an independent state by any representative of the international community, including the co-chair states of the Minsk Group. The co-presidents do not believe that such a “referendum” would help to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. "Holding such a referendum, which will determine the final legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh, is particularly useless in view of the ongoing negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which are on a constructive path," the statement said.
Result
| option | be right | proportion of |
|---|---|---|
| For | 77.279 | 99.28% |
| Against | 554 | 0.72% |
| Invalid / blank notes | 556 | - |
| total | 78,389 | 100.00% |
| Registered voters / turnout | 90,077 | 87.02% |
| Source: Direct Democracy | ||
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.defacto.am
- ^ Karabakh Ahead of Many Neighboring States on Democratic Values , Pan-Armenian , December 4, 2006
- ^ Constitution referendum in Nagorno Karabakh is aimed at damaging peace process , Today.AZ , December 2, 2006
- ↑ GUAM Council of Foreign makes statement condemning so-called “referendum” in Nagorno-Karabakh ( Memento of July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Azeri-Press Information Agency , December 5, 2006
- ↑ EU rejects referendum vote on draft constitution in Nagorno-Karabakh - Europe - International Herald Tribune
- ↑ Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan), December 10, 2006: Constitution Direct Democracy
- ↑ Statement by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on the 10 December referendum in Nagorno-Karabakh | OSCE. In: www.osce.org. Retrieved June 26, 2015 .
