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The Government of the Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետության Կառավարություն) is the governing authority of the Republic of Artsakh.

Executive Branch

The executive council of government ministers is headed by the President of Artsakh. The 2017 constitutional referendum approved the transformation of the government into a presidential system; the office of the Prime Minister was thereby abolished.

Government in exile

Following an Azerbaijani assault on 19 September 2023, Artsakh initially agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024.^[1] However, instead of dissolving, the government of Artsakh established a government-in-exile based in Yerevan, Armenia.^[2]^[3]

The Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, opposed the said government-in-exile, calling it a "security threat".^[4]^[5]^[6] On 28 March 2024, Pashinyan stated, "In Armenia, apart from the Government of the Republic of Armenia, no other government can exist."^[7] Some of Artsakh's leadership met with Bagrat Galstanyan, leader of the anti-government protests on 21 May 2024 in Yerevan.^[8] On 14 June 2024, Pashinyan threatened to crack down on Artsakh's leadership, saying they were encouraging anti-government protests in Yerevan.^[9]

Leaders

Presidents of Artsakh

President	Years in office	Party membership
Samvel Shahramanyan	2023	Independent
Arayik Harutyunyan	2020 - 2023	Free Motherland
Bako Sahakyan	2007 - 2020	Independent
Arkadi Ghukasyan	1997 - 2007	Independent

Prime Ministers of Artsakh

Prime Minister	Years in office	Political party
Arayik Harutyunyan	2007 - 2017	Free Motherland
Anushavan Danielyan	1999 - 2007	Independent
Zhirayr Poghosyan	1998 - 1999	Independent
Leonard Petrosyan	1994 - 1998	Independent
Robert Kocharyan	1992 - 1994	Independent
Oleg Yesayan	1992 - 1992	Independent

References

^ "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will cease to exist from Jan 1 2024 - Nagorno-Karabakh authorities". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
^ https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/samvel-chakhramanian-je-demande-a-la-france-de-faire-pression-sur-l-azerbaidjan-pour-liberer-les-prisonniers-politiques-armeniens-20240327 "𝗜𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲. 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? On September 19, from the beginning of the aggression, we understood that we would be alone in defending ourselves, and that even the Russians present on the ground would not intervene. Due to the imbalance of forces, we had no chance of resisting, so we very quickly established a link with the Azeris so that the civilian population would be spared as much as possible from the fighting. After twelve hours of negotiations, we ended the military operations. The very next day, the Artsakh citizens asked to be evacuated to Armenia, fearing massacres by the invaders. So we started a second round of negotiations to ensure that their departure would go as smoothly as possible. Baku sent us a document to sign in which the National Assembly proclaimed that "the people of Artsakh renounce their rights, their sovereignty, their symbols". But they would have had to vote for this document to be valid. I made a counter-proposal: that the president, that is to say myself, announce the dissolution of Artsakh on January 1st. This was the guarantee of a relatively safe evacuation. I knew very well that this document was illegal and unconstitutional since it should have been ratified by the legitimate structures of the Republic of Artsakh, but it was the way to save my compatriots! 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗵 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗹𝗲? Yes, the building where I am receiving you in Yerevan houses the presidential office and offices for the judicial and legislative structures of Artsakh. Parliamentarians can meet here to vote. I signed a decree in October establishing that all government ministers are kept in their positions, on a voluntary basis."
^ "Nagorno-Karabakh dissolution not valid, says Armenian separatist leader". France 24. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
^ "Pashinian Slams, Warns Karabakh Leaders". Radio Free Europe. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
^ "Twitter / X". 301.am (Twitter / X). Retrieved July 21, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Pashinyan Attacks Artsakh Government in Exile". Oragark. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
^ In Armenia, apart from the Government of the Republic of Armenia, no other government can exist. Prime Minister
^ More Karabakh Mayors Arrested After Meeting Armenian Protest Leader
^ Pashinyan Again Threatens To Crack Down On Karabakh Leaders

[Reuters-2023-09-28-1] "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will cease to exist from Jan 1 2024 - Nagorno-Karabakh authorities". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

[2] ttps://www.lefigaro.fr/international/samvel-chakhramanian-je-demande-a-la-france-de-faire-pression-sur-l-azerbaidjan-pour-liberer-les-prisonniers-politiques-armeniens-20240327 "𝗜𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲. 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? On September 19, from the beginning of the aggression, we understood that we would be alone in defending ourselves, and that even the Russians present on the ground would not intervene. Due to the imbalance of forces, we had no chance of resisting, so we very quickly established a link with the Azeris so that the civilian population would be spared as much as possible from the fighting. After twelve hours of negotiations, we ended the military operations. The very next day, the Artsakh citizens asked to be evacuated to Armenia, fearing massacres by the invaders. So we started a second round of negotiations to ensure that their departure would go as smoothly as possible. Baku sent us a document to sign in which the National Assembly proclaimed that "the people of Artsakh renounce their rights, their sovereignty, their symbols". But they would have had to vote for this document to be valid. I made a counter-proposal: that the president, that is to say myself, announce the dissolution of Artsakh on January 1st. This was the guarantee of a relatively safe evacuation. I knew very well that this document was illegal and unconstitutional since it should have been ratified by the legitimate structures of the Republic of Artsakh, but it was the way to save my compatriots! 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗵 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗹𝗲? Yes, the building where I am receiving you in Yerevan houses the presidential office and offices for the judicial and legislative structures of Artsakh. Parliamentarians can meet here to vote. I signed a decree in October establishing that all government ministers are kept in their positions, on a voluntary basis."

[3] "Nagorno-Karabakh dissolution not valid, says Armenian separatist leader". France 24. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-10-10.

[4] "Pashinian Slams, Warns Karabakh Leaders". Radio Free Europe. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

[5] "Twitter / X". 301.am (Twitter / X). Retrieved July 21, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] "Pashinyan Attacks Artsakh Government in Exile". Oragark. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

[7] In Armenia, apart from the Government of the Republic of Armenia, no other government can exist. Prime Minister

[8] More Karabakh Mayors Arrested After Meeting Armenian Protest Leader

[9] Pashinyan Again Threatens To Crack Down On Karabakh Leaders

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 ==Government in exile==
-Following an Azerbaijani [[2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh|assault]] on 19 September 2023, Artsakh initially agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024.<ref name="Reuters-2023-09-28">{{cite web | date=2023-09-28 | title=Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will cease to exist from Jan 1 2024 - Nagorno-Karabakh authorities |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nagorno-karabakh-republic-will-cease-exist-jan-1-2024-nagorno-karabakh-2023-09-28/ | access-date=2023-09-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928103245/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nagorno-karabakh-republic-will-cease-exist-jan-1-2024-nagorno-karabakh-2023-09-28/ | archive-date=2023-09-28 |publisher=[[Reuters]] | url-status=live}}</ref> However, instead of dissolving, the government of Artsakh established a [[government-in-exile]] based in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-22 |title=Nagorno-Karabakh dissolution not valid, says Armenian separatist leader |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231222-nagorno-karabakh-dissolution-not-valid-says-armenian-separatist-leader |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
+Following an Azerbaijani [[2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh|assault]] on 19 September 2023, Artsakh initially agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024.<ref name="Reuters-2023-09-28">{{cite web | date=2023-09-28 | title=Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will cease to exist from Jan 1 2024 - Nagorno-Karabakh authorities |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nagorno-karabakh-republic-will-cease-exist-jan-1-2024-nagorno-karabakh-2023-09-28/ | access-date=2023-09-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928103245/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nagorno-karabakh-republic-will-cease-exist-jan-1-2024-nagorno-karabakh-2023-09-28/ | archive-date=2023-09-28 |publisher=[[Reuters]] | url-status=live}}</ref> However, instead of dissolving, the government of Artsakh established a [[government-in-exile]] based in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]].<ref>https://www..//-------------
+"𝗜𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲. 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
+On September 19, from the beginning of the aggression, we understood that we would be alone in defending ourselves, and that even the Russians present on the ground would not intervene. Due to the imbalance of forces, we had no chance of resisting, so we very quickly established a link with the Azeris so that the civilian population would be spared as much as possible from the fighting.
+After twelve hours of negotiations, we ended the military operations. The very next day, the Artsakh citizens asked to be evacuated to Armenia, fearing massacres by the invaders.  So we started a second round of negotiations to ensure that their departure would go as smoothly as possible. Baku sent us a document to sign in which the National Assembly proclaimed that "the people of Artsakh renounce their rights, their sovereignty, their symbols".
+But they would have had to vote for this document to be valid. I made a counter-proposal: that the president, that is to say myself, announce the dissolution of Artsakh on January 1st. This was the guarantee of a relatively safe evacuation. I knew very well that this document was illegal and unconstitutional since it should have been ratified by the legitimate structures of the Republic of Artsakh, but it was the way to save my compatriots!
+𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗵 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗹𝗲?
+Yes, the building where I am receiving you in Yerevan houses the presidential office and offices for the judicial and legislative structures of Artsakh. Parliamentarians can meet here to vote. I signed a decree in October establishing that all government ministers are kept in their positions, on a voluntary basis."</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-22 |title=Nagorno-Karabakh dissolution not valid, says Armenian separatist leader |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231222-nagorno-karabakh-dissolution-not-valid-says-armenian-separatist-leader |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
 The Armenian Prime Minister, [[Nikol Pashinyan]], opposed the said government-in-exile, calling it a "security threat".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pashinian Slams, Warns Karabakh Leaders |url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/32881240.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240721221605/https://www.azatutyun.am/a/32881240.html |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |access-date=July 21, 2024 |work=[[Radio Free Europe]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Twitter / X |url=https://x.com/301arm/status/1773387283820884348 |url-status=live |access-date=July 21, 2024 |website=301.am (Twitter / X)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Pashinyan Attacks Artsakh Government in Exile |url=https://www.oragark.com/pashinyan-attacks-artsakh-government-in-exile/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721182541/https://www.oragark.com/pashinyan-attacks-artsakh-government-in-exile/|archive-date=July 21, 2024 |access-date=July 21, 2024 |work=Oragark}}</ref> On 28 March 2024, Pashinyan stated, "In Armenia, apart from the Government of the Republic of Armenia, no other government can exist."<ref>[https://www.primeminister.am/en/press-release/item/2024/03/28/Cabinet-meeting/ In Armenia, apart from the Government of the Republic of Armenia, no other government can exist. Prime Minister]</ref> Some of Artsakh's leadership met with [[Bagrat Galstanyan]], leader of the [[2024 Armenian protests|anti-government protests]] on 21 May 2024 in Yerevan.<ref>[https://www.azatutyun.am/a/32965946.html More Karabakh Mayors Arrested After Meeting Armenian Protest Leader]</ref> On 14 June 2024, Pashinyan threatened to crack down on Artsakh's leadership, saying they were encouraging anti-government protests in Yerevan.<ref>[https://www.azatutyun.am/a/32993389.html Pashinyan Again Threatens To Crack Down On Karabakh Leaders]</ref>