Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Feb. 9
By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend:
Election campaign of candidates to take part in the presidential election scheduled for Feb. 12, 2017, has ended in Turkmenistan, the Turkmen Central Election Commission reported.
“All the candidates held meetings with voters, visited every region and the capital of Turkmenistan within the framework of the preparation for the upcoming presidential election in the country,” the report said.
The Turkmen presidential candidates introduced their election programs to the electorate, and shared their vision of further development of the national economy, improvement of Turkmenistan’s prestige in the world community.
Nine presidential candidates were officially registered in Turkmenistan.
The Democratic Party nominated the incumbent head of state Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan nominated chairman of the Commercial Bank Rysgal, Bekmyrat Atalyev, and the Agrarian Party nominated chairman of the Mary province committee Durdygylych Orazov.
Deputy Chairman of Turkmen state association of food industry Maksat Annanepesov, Deputy Head of the Mary province of Turkmenistan Jumanazar Annayev; Director of Seydi oil refinery, MP Ramazan Durdyyev; Deputy Head of Dashoguz district Meretdurdy Gurbanov; Head of the Economic Department of Akhal province Serdar Jelilov; Director General of ‘Garabogazsulfat’ association Suleymannepes Nurnepesov are among the candidates nominated by initiative groups of Turkmen citizens.
Turkmen president is elected for a period of seven years.