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Presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on 12 February 2012. [1] They were Turkmenistan's fourth presidential elections and decided who would be the country's president for the next five years. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow won with 97% of the vote.
All of them are members of Turkmenistan's only political party, the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan. [5]
Campaigning started in October 2011. [8] During the campaign many of the candidates running against the incumbent president expressed their support for him, thus giving rise to suspicions that his victory was more or less guaranteed. [3] According to an expert from the Chatham House, "the vote [was] a democratic sham" and an example of " faux democracy". [9]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow | Democratic Party | 2,806,265 | 97.14 | |
Annageldi Ýazmyradow | Democratic Party | 1.07 | ||
Ýarmuhammet Orazgulyýew | Democratic Party | 1.02 | ||
Rejep Bazarow | Democratic Party | 0.28 | ||
Saparmyrat Batyrow | Democratic Party | 0.19 | ||
Kakageldi Abdullaýew | Democratic Party | 0.16 | ||
Gurbanmämmet Mollaniýazow | Democratic Party | 0.08 | ||
Esendurdy Gaýypow | Democratic Party | 0.06 | ||
Total | ||||
Total votes | 2,888,887 | – | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,987,324 | 96.70 | ||
Source: Tass, Turkmenistan Info |
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Presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on 12 February 2012. [1] They were Turkmenistan's fourth presidential elections and decided who would be the country's president for the next five years. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow won with 97% of the vote.
All of them are members of Turkmenistan's only political party, the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan. [5]
Campaigning started in October 2011. [8] During the campaign many of the candidates running against the incumbent president expressed their support for him, thus giving rise to suspicions that his victory was more or less guaranteed. [3] According to an expert from the Chatham House, "the vote [was] a democratic sham" and an example of " faux democracy". [9]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow | Democratic Party | 2,806,265 | 97.14 | |
Annageldi Ýazmyradow | Democratic Party | 1.07 | ||
Ýarmuhammet Orazgulyýew | Democratic Party | 1.02 | ||
Rejep Bazarow | Democratic Party | 0.28 | ||
Saparmyrat Batyrow | Democratic Party | 0.19 | ||
Kakageldi Abdullaýew | Democratic Party | 0.16 | ||
Gurbanmämmet Mollaniýazow | Democratic Party | 0.08 | ||
Esendurdy Gaýypow | Democratic Party | 0.06 | ||
Total | ||||
Total votes | 2,888,887 | – | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,987,324 | 96.70 | ||
Source: Tass, Turkmenistan Info |