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2021 Turkmen People's Council election

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nominated eight members each, while the remaining eight members were to be appointed by the president. To be nominated as a member, one had to be a citizen of Turkmenistan above 30 years of age with a minimum educational qualification of graduation and have permanent residence status for the previous
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On 14 April 2021, the People's Council held its first session. Berdimuhamedow inaugurated the complex, addressed the winners, and went on to appoint eight more members. Thereafter, the Council Chair and Deputy Chair were elected. Also elected were the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of five House
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The eight appointees were: Agaýew Guwançmyrat Bagybekowiç, Babanyýazow Çarygeldi Gurbangeldiýewiç, Babaýew Kasymguly Gulmyradowiç, Gaýypow Serdar Aşyrowiç, Gulmanowa Dünýägözel Akmuhammedowna, Halnazarow Merdan Jowmardowiç, Orazmämmedow Batyr Geldymämmedowiç, and Taganow Merettagan
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Candidates were styled as "Family name, First name, Patronymic", and sorted alphabetically in the ballot; age, occupation, place of residence, and place of work were also mentioned. Out of the 231 councillors, who registered as voters, 228 took part.
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Nominations ran from 6 February to 2 March. 112 candidates—21 from Ahal province, 21 from Balkan province, 18 from Dashoguz province, 18 from Lebap province, 17 from Mary Province, and 17 from Ashgabat—entered the race. 83 were men and 29 women.
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Each province (and the capital) was assigned a single voting center. Polling was open from 09:00 to 23:00 on 28 March; the entrance area was livestreamed on the website of the Election Commission for the entire duration.
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The 15-member Central Election Commission—established in 2019 by a presidential decree as an "independent organ of the state"—was tasked with overseeing the entire process, with aid from provincial election commissions.
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Biographic sketches of all candidates were broadcast in Turkmen mass media by the first week of March. Most were civil servants. Campaigning was permitted until 26 March.
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No election held since the country's independence from the Soviet Union has been judged to be free or fair, and international media often refer to Turkmenistan as an
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However, as has been standard practice in Turkmenistan, the details provided were extremely scanty. The lone missing entry (3 March) was that of President
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Twenty-seven percent of the winning candidates were women. Berdimuhamedow was alleged to have received 100% of the vote.
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The Election Commission website adds that a candidate must be "patriotic". This is an extra-constitutional addition.
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Ballots were counted, and results declared the next morning. The following candidates were elected:
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A counsellor each skipped from the provinces of Akhal and Balkan, and the capital city of Ashgabat.
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According to Turkmen law, nominations open 50 days prior to the election and run for 25 days.
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Following constitutional amendments in September 2020, the unicameral 125-seat
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The Election Commission claimed to have appointed 440 observers—420 from the
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Successful candidates in the 2021 Turkmen People's Council election
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smoothening avenues for an upcoming transfer of power to his son.
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on 28 March 2021 to elect 48 of the 56 members of the
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five provinces (welaýat) and the capital city (şäher)
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Index

Politics of Turkmenistan

Constitution
People's Council
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
President
Serdar Berdimuhamedow
Cabinet
Assembly
Speaker
Dünýägözel Gulmanowa
State Security Council
Political parties
Agrarian Party
Democratic Party
Party of Industrialists and
Entrepreneurs

elections
2012
2017
2022
2018
2021
2023
Administrative divisions
Region
Districts
Cities
Foreign relations
Visa policy
Human rights

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