"European structures do know that elections in NKR are held more transparently than in other states of the region. This deprived them of the possibility to influence on Karabakh," political scientist Levon Melik Shahnazaryan told a news conference in Yerevan. The recurrent presidential election in NKR is another move towards independence of Nagorno Karabakh, according to him.

"Change of President in Karabakh is exercised according to the Constitution which was adopted via a national referendum. I should say that the NKR population is very politicized and it makes a choice proceeding from the security interests. In this view, elections can serve as example for many states," he said.