The process of nominating candidates in Turkmenistan's
additional parliamentary elections for the vacant seats will start
Jan. 30 and last until Feb. 28, Trend reports with reference to the
Central Election Commission (CEC).
The elections are scheduled for March 31. Among the primary
tasks, the CEC identified ensuring transparency and wide
alternativeness, as well as raising public awareness.
In line with the Constitution, the parliament adopts laws, makes
changes and additions to the Constitution; approves the state
budget; resolves issues of holding national referendums, appoints
elections of the president, members of the parliament, members of
representative bodies; considers issues of appointment and
dismissal of the chairman of the Supreme Court, the Prosecutor
General, the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Minister of Justice
based on the proposals of the head of state; ratifies and denounces
international treaties; solves the issues of changing the state
border and administrative territorial divisions in the country.
