Parliamentary elections were held in Turkmenistan on 15 December 2013.[1][2] Although they were the first multi-party elections in the country's history, both contesting parties claimed loyalty to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.[3] The ruling Democratic Party emerged as the largest faction in the Assembly with 47 of the 125 seats, losing its parliamentary majority for the first time since independence. The elections were criticized by the OSCE, Amnesty International, and opposition groups such as the Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights.[4] Farid Tukhbatulin of the Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights said that there was little difference between the two major parties, arguing that neither truly represented opposition groups.[4]
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All 125 seats in the Assembly 63 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 91.33% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Background
editA new law on political parties was adopted in January 2012, with the government claiming it would make it easier for new parties to be formed to challenge the ruling Democratic Party.[5] Subsequently, the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs was established in August 2012.[6]
Campaign
editA total of 283 candidates registered to contest the 125 seats in the Assembly. The Democratic Party put forward 99 candidates, the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs nominated 28 candidates, whilst a further 163 were fielded by groups including a women's union, trade unions and a youth union.[7]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic Party of Turkmenistan | 47 | –78 | |||
| Organisation of Trade Unions of Turkmenistan | 33 | New | |||
| Women's Union of Turkmenistan | 16 | New | |||
| Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan | 14 | New | |||
| Magtymguly Youth Organisation of Turkmenistan | 8 | New | |||
| Citizen Groups | 7 | +7 | |||
| Total | 125 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 2,797,637 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 91.33 | ||||
| Source: Government of Turkmenistan | |||||
References
edit- ^ Jim Nichol (Congressional Research Service) (16 May 2011). "Turkmenistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests" (PDF). Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ "Elections in the OSCE Area in 2013". osce.org. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ No whiff of dissent in Turkmenistan's first multi-party vote[dead link] Reuters, 15 December 2013
- ^ a b "Rights groups criticise Turkmenistan elections". BBC News. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ Turkmenistan adopts new law on political parties in bid to boost competition RIA Novosti, 11 January 2012
- ^ Industrialists and entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan established political party Archived 15 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Turkmenistan.ru, 22 August 2012
- ^ FACTBOX-Parties and candidates in Turkmenistan's parliamentary election Reuters, 13 December 2013
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