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{{Politics of Turkmenistan}}

[[Turkmenistan]] elects on national level a [[head of state]] — the [[President (government title)|president]] — and a [[legislature]]. The '''elections in Turkmenistan''' since its split from the Soviet Union have been widely criticized for being [[show election|neither free nor fair]] and attempting to give an appearance of legitimacy to what is in reality a [[dictatorship]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4108659.stm "Turkmenistan's 'sham poll' closes"], [[BBC News]], 19 December 2004.</ref> The parties of Turkmenistan are the [[Democratic Party of Turkmenistan]], the [[Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan]], and the [[Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs]]. The president has a seven-year term, while the legislature has a five-year term.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7638102.stm|title=Turkmenistan takes reformist step|date=26 September 2008}}</ref>

== Presidential elections ==

After declaring independence from the [[Soviet Union]], the president was set 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 named him [[President for Life|president for life]]. He died on 21 December 2006.  An [[2007 Turkmen presidential election|election to replace him]] was held on 11 February 2007, which was won by ruling party candidate [[Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow]].

== Legislative elections ==

Turkmenistan elects a [[legislature]] on a national level. The '''[[Assembly of Turkmenistan|Assembly]]''' (''Mejlis'') has 125 members, elected for a five-year term in single seat [[constituency|constituencies]]. Political parties are the [[Democratic Party of Turkmenistan]] (TDP), the [[Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan]] (TAP) and the [[Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs]] (TSwTP). Prior to 2008, Turkmenistan was a one-party state under the TDP. The Halk Maslahaty ([[People's Council of Turkmenistan|People's Council]]) which is considered the ultimate representative body, has more than 2,500 members; it was abolished in late 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id%3D28836 |title=World Bulletin &#91; Turkmenistan adopts investor-friendly constitution &#93; |access-date=2008-09-26 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007110513/http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=28836 |archive-date=2008-10-07 }}</ref> All legal parties currently support the government.

==Latest elections==
===Presidential election===
{{main|2022 Turkmenistan presidential election}}
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===Assembly election===
{{main|2023 Turkmen parliamentary election}}
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===People's Council election===
{{main|2021 Turkmen People's Council election}}
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==See also==
* [[Electoral calendar]]
* [[Electoral system]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Elections|url=https://saylav.gov.tm/ru/elections/217|access-date=2021-11-11|website=saylav.gov.tm|archive-date=2021-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414160544/https://saylav.gov.tm/ru/elections/217|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="results">{{cite news|date=March 29, 2021|title=Заседание Правительства: итоги выборов в верхнюю палату парламента, создание благотворительного фонда, поручения вице-премьерам|language=Russian|publisher=«Туркменистан: золотой век»|url=https://turkmenistan.gov.tm/ru/post/53134/zasedanie-pravitelstva-itogi-vyborov-v-verhnyuyu-palatu-parlamenta-sozdanie-blagotvoritelnogo-fonda-porucheniya-vice-premeram}}</ref>

<ref name="hundred">{{cite news|date=March 29, 2021|title=Turkmenistan's Authoritarian Leader Wins Senate Seat With '100 Percent' Of Vote|publisher=[[RFE/RL]]|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmen-parliament-upper-chamber-elected-first-time-after-constituional-reform/31175479.html}}</ref>

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==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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