Artsakh President Bako Sahakian
STEPANAKERT—Artsakh President Bako Sahakian on Monday announced that he would not seek reelection in 2020 when the people of Artsakh are scheduled to vote for the next leader of the republic.
He made the announcement in an interview with the Public Television of Armenia and Artsakh.
“As you know our people adopted a new Constitution through a referendum in 2017, which provides for a transitional stage of three years. This period will be also used for harmonizing the legislation with the new Constitution. National presidential elections will be held in 2020 in line with the current Constitution. I want to officially announce that I will not participate in that election. My participation will be as a citizen of the Republic of Artsakh who elects a new president,â€
