STEPANAKERT. – Reelected Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan’s inauguration ceremony will be held on Friday. 

With the decision by NKR National Assembly (NA) Speaker, NA will convene a special session Friday devoted to NKR President’s induction into office, NKR NA press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.    

Following the session, NKR Defense Army will hold a military parade in connection with the President’s inauguration. 

To note, Bako Sahakyan paid a visit to NKR Central Electoral Commission, where he was handed the NKR President’s credential. 

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, NKR presidential elections were held on July 19. As a result, incumbent President received 66.7 percent (47,095) of the votes, NKR NA MP Vitali Balasanyan received 32.5 percent (22,966), and Deputy Director Arkadi Soghomonyan of Academic Activities at the NKR capital Stepanakert Branch of State Agrarian University of Armenia received 0.8 percent (594) of the ballots cast. The voter turnout was at 73.43 percent.