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2018 Turkmen parliamentary election

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Politics of Turkmenistan

Parliamentary elections were held in Turkmenistan on 25 March 2018, alongside local elections.[1]

Electoral system

The 125 members of the Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.[2]

Campaign

A total of 284 candidates contested the elections; 117 from the Democratic Party, 28 from the Agrarian Party, 23 from the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and 116 as independents.[3]

Conduct

As with previous elections, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe reported that "the 25 March elections lacked important prerequisites of a genuinely democratic electoral process".[4]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Turkmenistan55+8
Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs11-3
Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan11New
Independents48+41
Total1250
Total votes3,017,801–
Registered voters/turnout3,291,31291.69
Source: CEC, IPU

References

  1. ^ Turkmenistan preparing for election to parliament, local governing bodies Trend, 27 December 2017
  2. ^ Electoral system IPU
  3. ^ Speech by chairman of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan G. Muradov at a briefing, March 26 2018 Central Election Commission
  4. ^ "Turkmenistan, Parliamentary Elections, 25 March 2018: Final Report". www.osce.org. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-01-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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