The European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) has welcomed the presidential election in Nagorno-Karabakh in a recent report covering its observation mission in the country.


“While the NK Republic is internationally not recognised, European Friends of Armenia strongly welcomes the wish of the de-facto authorities to organise local self-government based on democratic principles. This wish has been underlined by inviting a large number of international observers, including a group of eight set up by ourselves,” reads the statement.


According to the report, the EuFoA mission was a short-term observation and included the Election Day, parts of the electoral counting procedures and interviews with candidates and other observers. It included 23 of the 245 polling stations, stretching from Hadrout in the south to Mardakert in the north, covering polling stations sizing from 1932 voters in Hadrout to 18 voters in the mountainous village of Mehmana.

The organization’s representatives highly praise the local authorities efforts to ensure transparency for election observers.

“We strongly commend the local authorities for allowing us to move absolutely freely around Nagorno-Karabakh (including the scarcely populated buffer zone around) and to question anyone directly or indirectly connected to the elections. The efforts made to allow us and other observer teams to gain full insights and transparency were considerable and we call upon the international community to appreciate these efforts,” they say.

The full report can be accessed here.


The European Friends of Armenia is a Brussels-based NGO that aims to build closer connections between Armenia and the EU member states by promoting strategic, economic and cultural partnership.