Elections in Turkmenistan
- Elections in Turkmenistan
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. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4108659.stm] The only legal party is the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, though that may change after constitutional reforms enacted on 26 September 2008. Both president and Assembly have a five-year term. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7638102.stm]
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 in 11 February 2007.
Legislative elections
Turkmenistan elects a legislature on a national level. The Assembly ("Mejlis") has 65 members, elected for a five year term in single seat constituencies. Turkmenistan is a single-party state; the only political party, the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, is the only party legally allowed to hold power. All candidates at the elections belonged to this party. 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, with the Assembly expanded to 125 members. [http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=28836]
Latest elections
2007 Presidential election
2004 Assembly election
2007 People's Council election
Past elections
ee also
* Electoral calendar
* Electoral system
External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4108659.stm Turkmens "vote"]
* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/t/turkmenistan/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
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