Saturday is election silence day in the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic), ahead of the local self-government voting, and therefore any pre-election campaigning—including through the media—is banned on this day.

The local self-government voting in Artsakh will be conducted Sunday.

A total of 415 candidates have been nominated in 228 communities of Artsakh and in the capital city, Stepanakert.

Five candidates are running for Mayor of Stepanakert.