Registration of presidential contenders in Nagorno Karabakh will be held May 30 – June 19, 2007, NKR CEC chairman Sergey Nasibyan said. The contenders and their empowered persons will receive certificates and establish headquarters. A schedule of meetings with the voters for presentation of election programs will be compiled as well.
The election campaign will last June 20 – July 17. The presidential election is due July 19.
The NKR CEC has filed four initiative groups of presidential contenders – Bako Sahakyan (chief of the NKR National Security Service), Masis Mailyan (NKR Deputy Foreign Minister), Armen Abgaryan (NKR National Assembly member) and Vanya Avanesyan (lecturer of the Artsakh State University). The NKR Communist party council has decided to nominate Hrant Melkumyan, the party leader, Novosti Armenia reports.
