Dec.14 parliamentary election in Turkmenistan was "free and open", ITAR-TASS news agency quoted head of the CIS Observation Mission, Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee Sergei Lebedev.
"The CIS Observation Mission states that the parliamentary election was held in line with applicable in the State electoral laws and generally accepted standards of democratic elections. The election was an important factor for further democratization of public life in Turkmenistan and have further strengthened the foundation of state sovereignty and the democratic foundation of the country, reflected the stable sustained socio-economic development of the state," Sergei Lebedev said at a morning news conference in Ashgabat.