BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar. 12
Trend:
Polling stations for early presidential elections opened on Saturday in Turkmenistan, Trend reports.
2,577 polling stations opened on election day. 41 polling stations will operate outside the republic. A total of 3,459,063 voters are registered. Early elections were held from 2 to 11 March. Polling stations will close at 19:00 (18:00 Baku time).
On February 11 during the extraordinary meeting of the Halk Maslakhaty (People’s Council) and Milli Gengesh (National Council) of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said that road to the public administration of the country should be given to young leaders.
He instructed the CEC of Turkmenistan to start the preparations for holding early presidential elections to be scheduled for March 12.
The nomination of candidates for the country's presidential position started on February 14.
Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Berdimuhamedov has become the first candidate for the post of head of state in the upcoming early presidential election in Turkmenistan.