Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Feb. 24
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
The nomination of candidates as part of a campaign for the upcoming election of members of parliament, as well as local authorities to be held March 25 in Turkmenistan has been completed in the country, the Turkmen government said in a message Feb. 24.
In the coming days, meetings of candidates with voters will begin. In accordance with the Turkmen legislation, meetings to nominate candidates were held in the constituencies.
“The participants of the meetings, having familiarized themselves with the CVs of the applicants, their vision of the further democratic development of the state and society, supported their candidacies,” the message said.
A total of 2,963 observers were registered from the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the Agrarian Party, public organizations and associations, as well as groups of citizens of the country.
Representatives of the CIS, the UN, the OSCE, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) stated that their representatives will participate as observers in the election.