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The incumbent government of Artsakh before dissolution was led by President Samvel Shahramanyan who won the 2023 presidential election.^[1][2]

In February 2024, Ashot Danielyan (the president's bodyguard and driver) was detained due to suspicion of drug trafficking, and released without charge three days later. Roman Yeritsyan noted the car (presumably Shahramanyan's) had previously been impounded, searched, and returned during that time.^[3][4]

The Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, opposed the apparent government-in-exile, calling it a security threat to Armenia.^[5][6][7] Later on, on 28 March 2024, Pashinyan said: "In Armenia, apart from the Government of the Republic of Armenia, no other government can exist."^[8]

On the 7th of June 2024, they tried seize the car again, however, they eventually gave up after Shahramanyan argued for four hours that they needed to get court permission before doing so.^[3][4]

On the 14th of June 2024, Pashinyan threatened to crack down on Artsakh's leadership, saying they were encouraging anti-government protests in Yerevan. He said in parliament: “They are cowardly deserters! Cowardly deserters! Cowardly deserts!”, which made opposition lawmakers absolutely furious.^[9] The next day, the Shahramanyan refuted these claims, saying “The people of Artsakh held out not for two hours but for 32 years, and every Artsakh child over the age of 7 has seen three large-scale wars.” He also apparently recognised that defending against Azerbaijan, of whom outnumbered them 12-1, was impossible without help, and that they weren't getting any, thus, why they surrendered.

On the 21st of June 2024, Artsakh's office (permanent representation) in Yerevan was raided by the Armenian police. The president was taken in for questioning. The limousine that the bodyguard of the president was seized allegedly without a court warrant according to Shahramanyan’s lawyer, Roman Yeritsyan, who says the actions were "illegal and politically motivated". Armenia’s Investigative Committee denied the claims. A spokesman for the law enforcement agency says the car was impounded as part of a continuing criminal investigation into Danielyan.^[3][4]

In May 2024 Davit Sargsyan (the mayor of Stepanakert) was accused by the Investigative Committee of fraud and forgery, registering 4 vehicles in the exodus of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians in his friends' and relatives' names, illegally. Misha Gyurjyan (the mayor of Martakert) was charged with misappropriating one of those cars in the exodus. Hayk Shamiryan (the mayor of Askeran) was charged with the same thing on the 23 of May 2024 but didn't get pre-trial detention. All of them got house arrest,^[10] however, Davit Sargsyan actually got released, as the court of appeal voted against keeping house arrest. They also recognised with a different decision that Sargysan's detention of 20 days was illegal.^{[11] [note 1]}

• Government of Armenia
• National Assembly (Artsakh)
• Politics of Artsakh
• President of Artsakh