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272:Constitution
266:Constitution
206:Oleg Yesayan
170:Independents
56:19 June 2005
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1647:Referendums
1120:Total votes
1078:Valid votes
862:Movement 88
712:won at the
689:nationalist
632:Stepanakert
624:Movement 88
472:Visa policy
304:Legislature
210:Independent
152:Movement 88
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1428:2009-03-08
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1382:2009-03-08
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1329:2009-03-08
1301:2009-03-08
1259:2009-03-08
1225:2009-03-08
1218:BBC Online
1192:References
674:State Duma
585:Azerbaijan
579:Background
1176:Aftermath
685:coalition
603:in 2005,
370:General:
315:President
292:President
285:Executive
1719:Politics
1166:Source:
739:District
638:Campaign
597:de facto
593:Armenian
1569:1991–92
1186:speaker
707:Results
671:Russian
626:party,
320:Members
90:Leader
1705:Portal
1154:90,094
1146:87,949
1131:66,998
1126:100.00
1123:64,841
1081:60,913
1055:100.00
1052:60,913
1030:27,797
811:10,126
782:11,258
726:states
678:Turkey
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176:45.63
158:17.36
136:16.62
118:18.48
98:Seats
1157:74.36
1149:73.73
1102:3,928
1084:93.94
1049:Total
1033:45.63
843:16.15
840:9,836
814:16.62
785:18.48
770:Seats
764:Votes
761:Seats
755:Votes
747:seats
745:Total
736:Party
87:Party
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1674:2017
1669:2006
1664:1991
1659:1988
1654:1923
1638:2019
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1623:2007
1618:2004
1599:2020
1594:2015
1589:2010
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1579:2000
1574:1995
1561:1923
1543:2020
1538:2012
1533:2007
1528:2002
1523:1997
1518:1996
1182:army
1105:6.06
980:0.04
951:0.48
922:0.51
895:0.86
869:1.21
571:and
432:2017
427:2006
406:2015
401:2010
389:2017
384:2012
372:2020
142:−10
124:New
61:2010
51:2000
1614:...
1565:...
1168:CEC
1006:M88
1002:ARF
994:New
965:New
948:295
936:New
919:311
892:526
866:737
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179:10
164:−6
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