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Turkmenistan Parliament elections came to an end

Turkmenistan Materials 8 February 2009 19:26 (UTC +04:00)

Turkmenistan,  Ashgabad, February 8 /corr. Trend E.Hasanov/ Turkmenistan today has concluded the elections to the Majlis (parliament), after one of the districts Oguzhanskogo District Mary area passed a second ballot, the CEC said.

Results will be summed up in the next few days and published in the press. Thus, it would be finally completed the formation of the Majlis deputies. As it was reported, former deputy of the district, elected in the first round - 14 Dec, 2008 he took himself for family reasons. At the parliamentary mandate claimed by the applicant, two - a teacher of English language TV Atambaev and multi-department head of the hospital K. Berdiyev.

The CEC notes that "the electoral campaign was organized in an atmosphere of openness and transparency, in strict accordance with the current electoral legislation in the country and international law." Monitoring is carried out national observers. By the time of the closure of twenty-two polling stations in the election was attended by 87.6 per cent of the electorate. Total District Commission was registered 22 thousand 435 voters eligible to vote.

Trend previously reported that the main composition of the Parliament of Turkmenistan, was elected back in the first round - 14 December 2008. Then, on the basis - of 287 candidates were elected 123 deputies of the necessary 125. Including in Ashgabat - 13 in Akhal velayat (region) - 19, the Balkan - 11, Dashoguz - 26, Lebap - 26, and Mary velayat - 28.

Repeated elections also took place on 28 December, as well as in the first round in one of the districts Lebap field candidate running has not received the required number of votes.

According to the CEC, in all constituencies in the election a mandate of two or more applicant. Most of them belong to the only political force in the country - the Democratic Party, headed by the President. Others are in public organizations, one way or another under the influence of power structures.

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