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The December 15 parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan should be conducted on an alternative basis, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said during an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, Turkmen media reported.

Berdimuhamedov said that parliamentary elections should be carried out on an alternative basis to elect worthy candidates and people who are highly respected, authoritative and capable of continuing the initiated transformations, Vatan newspaper reported.

This appeal was addressed to the Speaker of the Parliament of Turkmenistan Akja Nurberdiyeva and the Chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums of Turkmenistan Orazmyrat Nyazlyev.

"It is necessary for you to get prepared for this crucial event in the most responsible way," the Turkmen president underscored.

The office term of members of the Turkmen parliament is five years.

According to Turkmenistan's constitution, the parliament adopts laws, makes changes and additions to the fundamental law, approves state budget, solves the issues related to holding the national referendums, appoints the presidential elections, members of the the Majlis (parliament), and members of representative bodies.

The parliament also considers issues about appointment or release from a position of the Supreme Court Chairman, prosecutor general, Interior Minister, Minister of Justice on President's proposal, ratifies and denounces international agreements, addresses the issues of changing of state borders and the administrative-territorial division of the country.