Turkmenistan's Presidential Election 2017

摘要

The Central Commission for Election and Referenda of Turkmenistan has announced the results of recently held Presidential Election 2017. According to the CEC, incumbent President H.E. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov won the election by clear majority. Voter turn out was 97.27 percent which reflected the high civic engagement and the conscious desire of the people to directly participate in the process of democratic reforms in Turkmenistan. Nine candidates nominated by different political parties and Initiative groups of Turkmen citizens actively participated in the election which was contested according to the international standards of fair, free and transparency.