2007 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election

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The 2007 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election was a contested vote in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh that resulted in the selection of a new de facto president amid ongoing tensions with Azerbaijan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf election ⓘ
politician ⓘ
presidential election ⓘ
campaignPeriod mid-2007 ⓘ
characterization contested election ⓘ
de facto presidential election ⓘ
condemnedBy Government of Azerbaijan ⓘ
country Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
criticizedFor occurring in a territory under dispute ⓘ
date 2007-07-19 ⓘ
deFactoAuthority Nagorno-Karabakh Republic government ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
electoralSystem two-round system formally but decided in first round ⓘ
electorate citizens of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ⓘ
followingElection 2012 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election ⓘ
heldDuring Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ⓘ
incumbentBeforeElection Arkadi Ghukasyan ⓘ
internationalStatusOfTerritory de facto independent, de jure part of Azerbaijan ⓘ
languageOfCampaign Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
legalStatus not recognized under Azerbaijani law ⓘ
location Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ
Stepanakert ⓘ
mainCandidate Bako Sahakyan ⓘ
Masis Mayilyan ⓘ
mainIssue economic development of Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ
security and relations with Azerbaijan ⓘ
monitoredBy observers from Armenia ⓘ
notRecognizedBy Azerbaijan ⓘ
most of the international community ⓘ
officeContested President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ⓘ
organizedBy Central Electoral Commission of Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ
partOf politics of Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ
positionAfterElection President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ⓘ
positionHeld President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ⓘ
previousElection 2002 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election ⓘ
reasonForNewPresident end of Arkadi Ghukasyan’s term limit ⓘ
recognizedAs internal political process by Armenia ⓘ
relatedTo Armenia–Azerbaijan relations ⓘ
status of Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ
resultedIn election of Bako Sahakyan as de facto president ⓘ
runnerUp Masis Mayilyan ⓘ
runnerUpVotePercentage approximately 12% ⓘ
supervisedBy de facto authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ
type direct popular vote ⓘ
votePercentageWinner approximately 85% ⓘ
voterTurnout over 70% ⓘ
winner Bako Sahakyan ⓘ
year 2007 ⓘ

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Bako Sahakyan → electedIn → 2007 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election ⓘ
President of Artsakh → officeContestedIn → Artsakh presidential election ⓘ
linked to: 2007 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election