Artsakh Referendum result clearly represents the democratic choice of the people - EuFoA
European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) have published its interim conclusion about the referendum observation mission in Nagorno Karabakh Republic. The statement released by the organization reminds that the Constitutional Referendum held on February 20 changes the local constitution to a strongly presidential system, and changes the name from formerly "Nagorno Karabakh Republic (Artsakh)" to "Artsakh Republic (Nagorno Karabakh)".
"From all we have seen and the data we collected across Artsakh, the referendum was well administered and seen by most citizens as an obligation to respond to the threat from Azerbaijan, especially in the light of the largescale attack in April 2016. The result clearly represents the democratic choice of the people, while some improvements remain necessary to further increase local and international trust in future votes." summarized Dr Michael Kambeck, Acting Director of EuFoA.
The organization informs that the interim report is available on its website in English and Armenian, while the full report will follow in a few weeks.