Article 106. Status and Functions of the National Assembly
1. The National Assembly shall be the representative body of the people.
2. The National Assembly shall exercise the legislative power.
3. The National Assembly shall exercise oversight of the executive power, shall adopt the State Budget and perform other functions prescribed by the Constitution.
4. The powers of the National Assembly shall be prescribed by the Constitution and laws.
5. The National Assembly shall operate in accordance with its Rules of Procedure.
Article 107. Composition of the National Assembly and Election Procedure
1. The National Assembly shall be composed of no less than 27 and no more than 33 Deputies. The number of the Deputies shall be defined by the Electoral Code.
2. The National Assembly shall be elected through proportional electoral system.
3. The details of the procedure of elections to the National Assembly shall be defined by the Electoral Code.
Article 108. Term of Powers of the National Assembly
1. The National Assembly shall be elected for a term of five years.
2. In case of regular elections, the term of powers of the newly-elected National Assembly shall commence at the time of opening the first session of the newly-elected National Assembly convened on the day of expiry of the term of powers of the National Assembly of previous convocation.
Article 109. Regular Elections to the National Assembly
Regular election to the National Assembly shall be held concurrently with the elections of the President of the Republic.
Article 110. Representation Mandate
A Deputy shall represent the whole people, shall not be bound by imperative mandate, and shall be guided by his/her conscience and beliefs.
Article 111. Incompatibility of Parliamentarian Mandate
A Deputy may not hold any position, not related to his/her status, within state or local self-government bodies, or any position within commercial organizations, engage in entrepreneurial activities or perform other paid work, except for scientific, educational and creative work.
Article 112. Immunity of a Deputy
1. A Deputy may not, during his/her term of powers or thereafter, be prosecuted or held liable for an opinion expressed or voting within the framework of parliamentarian activities.
2. Criminal prosecution may be initiated against a Deputy only upon the consent of the National Assembly. A Deputy may not be deprived of liberty without the consent of the National Assembly, except for the case of having been caught at the time of committing a criminal offence or immediately thereafter. In such case, deprivation of liberty may not last more than 72 hours. The Chairperson of the National Assembly shall be immediately notified of the deprivation of liberty of the Deputy.
Article 113. Discontinuation and Termination of Powers of a Deputy
1. The powers of a Deputy shall discontinue upon expiry of the term of powers of the National Assembly, the dissolution of the National Assembly, in case of loss of citizenship of the Republic of Artsakh or acquisition of citizenship of another state, entry into force of a criminal judgment on sentencing him/her to imprisonment, entry into force of a civil judgment on declaring him/her as incapable of working, as missing or dead, in case of his/her death, or resignation.
2. The powers of a Deputy shall be terminated in case of unexcused absence from at least half of the votings held during each half of the calendar year, as well as in case of violating the requirements of Article 111 of the Constitution.
3. The powers of a Deputy shall be terminated by a decision of the Supreme Court.
Article 114. Regular Sessions, Extraordinary Session and Sitting of the National Assembly
1. Regular sessions of the National Assembly shall be convened twice a year within the time periods defined by the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly.
2. An extraordinary session or sitting of the National Assembly shall be convened by the Chairperson of the National Assembly upon the initiative of at least one fourth of the total number of Deputies, or of the President of the Republic.
3. The extraordinary session or sitting shall be held according to the agenda and time period defined by the initiator.
Article 115. Publicity of Sittings of the National Assembly
1. Sittings of the National Assembly shall be open to public.
2. The National Assembly shall, upon recommendation of at least one fifth of the total number of Deputies or of the President of the Republic, hold a closed-door sitting upon the decision rendered by majority of votes of the total number of Deputies. Voting during a closed sitting shall be prohibited.
Article 116. Adoption of Laws, National Assembly Decisions, Statements and Addresses
1. Laws and National Assembly decisions, statements, and addresses, except for the cases prescribed by the Constitution, shall be adopted by majority of votes of the Deputies participating in the voting, provided that more than a half of the total number of Deputies has participated in the voting.
2. In the event that the National Assembly does not accept the objections and recommendations of the President of the Republic, the remanded law shall be adopted by majority vote of the total number of Deputies.
3. The National Assembly shall adopt decisions in the cases prescribed by the Constitution, as well as on matters related to the organizing of its activities.
4. The National Assembly decisions, statements and addresses shall be signed and promulgated by the Chairperson of the National Assembly.
Article 117. Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the National Assembly
1. The National Assembly, from among its members, shall elect the Chairperson and one Deputy Chairperson of the National Assembly. The Chairperson of the National Assembly and the Deputy Chairperson shall be elected by majority of votes of the total number of Deputies.
2. A draft decision of the National Assembly on the change of the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson of the National Assembly may be submitted only in the case when candidates for new Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson are simultaneously nominated by the draft decision.
3. The Chairperson of the National Assembly shall represent the National Assembly and ensure normal operation thereof.
Article 118. Factions of the National Assembly
1. The factions shall contribute to the formation of the political will of the National Assembly.
2. The factions shall be composed of Deputies only of the same political party or party alliance.
Article 119. Standing Committees of the National Assembly
1. The National Assembly shall establish standing committees for preliminary discussion of draft laws and other issues falling under its competence and for submission of opinions thereon to the National Assembly, as well as for the exercise of parliamentary supervision. Not more than seven standing committees may be established within the National Assembly.
2. Seats within standing committees shall be allocated in proportion to the number of Deputies included in factions. The positions of chairpersons of standing committees shall be distributed among factions in proportion to the number of Deputies included in the faction.
Article 120. Ad Hoc Committees of the National Assembly
Ad hoc committees may be established upon the decision of the National Assembly for the discussion of drafts of individual laws, National Assembly decisions, statements and addresses, as well as issues relating to parliamentarian ethics; and for submission of opinions thereon to the National Assembly.
Article 121. Inquiry Committees of the National Assembly
1. Upon the request of at least one fourth of the total number of Deputies, an inquiry committee of the National Assembly shall be established by virtue of law for the purpose of clarifying facts about issues falling under the competence of the National Assembly and those of public interest, as well as for submitting them to the National Assembly.
2. Seats within an inquiry committee shall be allocated in proportion to the number of Deputies included in factions. The number of the members of inquiry committee shall be determined by the National Assembly. The inquiry committee shall be chaired by one of the Deputies submitting the request.
3. Upon the request of at least one fourth of the members of inquiry committee, state and local self-government bodies and officials shall be obliged to provide to the committee the necessary information related to the field of competence of the committee, provided that the provision thereof is not prohibited by law.
4. The powers of an inquiry committee in the spheres of defence and security may be exercised only by the competent standing committee of the National Assembly, upon the request of at least one third of the total number of Deputies.
5. Details related to the activities of inquiry committees shall be prescribed by the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly.
Article 122. Legislative Initiative
1. The President of the Republic and a Deputy shall have the right to legislative initiative.
2. At least 2.5 percent of citizens having the right of suffrage shall have the right to submit a draft law to the National Assembly on popular initiative.
Article 123. Adoption of the State Budget
1. The State Budget shall include all revenues and expenditures of the State, as prescribed by law.
2. The President of the Republic shall submit the Draft State Budget to the National Assembly at least 45 days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year.
3. The State Budget shall be adopted prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. In case the State Budget is not adopted within this time period, the expenditures shall, until the adoption of the State Budget, be made in accordance with the proportions of the budget for the previous year.
Article 124. Supervision over the State Budget Implementation
1. The National Assembly shall exercise supervision over the State Budget performance, as well as over the use of loans and credits received from foreign states and international organizations.
2. The National Assembly shall, upon availability of an opinion of the Audit Chamber, discuss and adopt a decision on the annual report relating to the performance of the State Budget.
Article 125. Oral and Written Questions of Deputies
1. Deputies shall have the right to address oral questions to the President of the Republic and the Government. The President of the Republic and members of the Government shall answer the oral questions of the Deputies by the procedure prescribed by the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly. The National Assembly shall not pass any resolutions in conjunction with the questions raised by the Deputies.
2. Deputies shall have the right to address written questions to the President of the Republic and members of the Government. The answers to written questions shall not be presented at a sitting of the National Assembly.
Article 126. Interpellations
1. The factions of the National Assembly shall have the right to address the President of the Republic and members of the Government with written interpellations.
2. The responses to interpellations shall be presented at the sitting of the National Assembly. The response to an interpellation shall be discussed upon the recommendation of a faction.
3. The Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly shall prescribe the procedure of submitting interpellations, responding to them and their discussion in the National Assembly.
Article 127. Deliberations on Urgent Topics
In one of the sittings convened during the regular session, discussions on urgent topics of public interest may be held upon the request of at least one fourth of the total number of Deputies.
Article 128. Ratification, Suspension or Revocation of International Treaties
1. The National Assembly shall ratify, suspend, or revoke international treaties in cases prescribed by law.
2. The National Assembly shall, upon recommendation of the President of the Republic, ratify, suspend and revoke international treaties through a law adopted by majority of votes of the total number of Deputies.
3. International treaties contradicting the Constitution may not be ratified.
Article 129. Amnesty
The National Assembly may, upon recommendation of the President of the Republic, adopt a law on amnesty, by majority of votes of the total number of Deputies.
Article 130. Declaring War and Establishing Peace
1. The National Assembly may, upon recommendation of the President of the Republic, adopt a decision on declaring war or establishing peace, by majority of votes of the total number of Deputies.
2. In the event of impossibility to convene a sitting of the National Assembly, the President of the Republic shall decide on the issue of declaring war.
Article 131. Martial Law
1. In the event of an armed attack against the Republic of Artsakh or imminent danger thereof or a declaration of war, the President of the Republic shall declare martial law, deliver address to the people and may call for a general or partial mobilization.
2. In case of declaration of martial law, a special sitting of the National Assembly shall be immediately convened by virtue of law.
3. The National Assembly may lift martial law or cancel the implementation of measures provided for under the legal regime of martial law, by majority of votes of the total number of Deputies.
4. The National Assembly may, by majority of votes of the total number of Deputies, cancel the decree adopted in accordance with Point 10 of Article 93, within 48 hours after adoption thereof.
5. The legal regime of martial law shall be prescribed by a law adopted by majority of the votes of the total number of Deputies.
Article 132. State of Emergency
1. In the event of an imminent threat to the constitutional order, the President of the Republic shall declare a state of emergency and take measures resulting from the situation and address the people thereon.
2. In case of declaration of a state of emergency, a special sitting of the National Assembly shall be immediately convened by virtue of law.
3. The National Assembly may lift the state of emergency or cancel the implementation of measures provided for under the legal regime of state of emergency, by majority of votes of the total number of Deputies.
4. The legal regime of state of emergency shall be prescribed by a law adopted by majority of votes of the total number of Deputies.
Article 133. Emergency Situation
1. For the purpose of preventing natural and technogenic disasters, as well as eliminating the consequences thereof, the President of the Republic may declare an emergency for a certain period, on the entire territory of the Republic of Artsakh or on a part of it.
2. The regime of an emergency shall be prescribed by law.
Article 134. Administrative-Territorial Units and Division
1. The administrative-territorial units of the Republic of Artsakh shall be the communities.
2. The administrative-territorial division shall be prescribed by law upon the submission of the President of the Republic.