Berdimuhamedov up for another run at presidential election
By Laman Ismayilova
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has been nominated as a candidate from Democratic Party for the upcoming presidential election, to be held in February 2017 in Turkmenistan, the Turkmen Dovlet Habarlary reported..
A special conference of Turkmenistan’s Democratic Party was held in Ashgabat.
Participants of the conference made an unanimous decision on the nomination of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov as a candidate for the highest state position.
The campaign on nomination of candidates continues. The names of candidates from the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs will be announced on December 15, from the Agrarian Party – on December 17.
Currently, initiative groups continue to collect signatures [at least 10,000 signatures under the Electoral Code] for the registration of each of the candidates nominated for the highest state position.
The registration process of candidates will start on December 24, and then their speeches in media.
Under the decision of the Turkmen parliament, the presidential election will be held on February 12, 2017
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