Elections in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The Elections in Turkmenistan have been widely criticized for being completely fraudulent and attempting to give an appearance of legitimacy to what is in reality a dictatorship.^[1] Parties in Turkmenistan are the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan and the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Both president and Assembly have a five-year term.^[2]

Presidential elections

On declaring independence from the Soviet Union, the president was to be elected for a five-year term by the people. President Saparmurat Niyazov, was elected unopposed on 21 June 1992. In a referendum in January 1994, it was decided that he would be president for eight more years. In 1999, the country's parliament decided that he would be president for life. He died on 21 December 2006. An election to replace him was held on 11 February 2007.

Legislative elections

Turkmenistan elects a legislature on a national level. The Assembly (Mejlis) has 125 members, elected for a five-year term in single seat constituencies. Political parties are the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan and the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. All candidates at the elections of 7 April 2003 (which had a turnout of 89.3%) belonged to the DPT. The Khalk Maslakhaty (People's Council) which is considered the ultimate representative body, has more than 2,500 members; it was abolished in late 2008.^[3]

Latest elections

2007 Presidential election

Main article: Turkmenistani presidential election, 2007

**Summary of the 11 February 2007 Turkmenistan presidential Election results**
Candidates	Votes	%
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow	2,357,120	89.23
Amanýaz Atajykow	85,016	3.23
Işanguly Nuryýew	62,830	2.38
Muhammetnazar Gurbanow	62,672	2.37
Orazmyrat Garajaýew	40,821	1.55
Aşyrnyýaz Pomanow	34,733	1.31
Total (turnout 95 %)
Source: http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/politika/pol&ofic.htm

2004 Assembly election

Summary of the 19 December 2004 Mejlis of Turkmenistan election results
Party	Seats
Democratic Party of Turkmenistan	50
Total (turnout 76.9 %)	50

2007 People's Council election

**Summary of the 9 December 2007 People's Council of Turkmenistan election results**
Party	Seats
Democratic Party of Turkmenistan	2507
Total (turnout unknown)	2507

Past elections

Elections and referendums in Turkmenistan

Presidential elections	1990 1992 2007 2012 2017

Assembly elections	1937 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1980 1984 1990 1994 1999 2004 2008–09 2013

People's Council elections	1992 2003 2007

Referendums	1991 (Mar) 1991 (Oct) 1994

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