Turkmenistan
Parliamentary Elections to Mejlis, December 2008
Description of Electoral System:
(courtesy of IFES election guide)
The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term. In the Assembly (Mejlis) 50 members are elected by absolute
majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms. The People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) have 2507 members. Members of the Peoples Council are elected either by popular vote or appointed. Elected members serve 5-year terms.
Electoral Systems Snapshot
(Courtesy of International IDEA)
*Click on links for definitions
| Electoral System for Natural Legislature | TRS |
| Type | Plurality/Majority |
| Tiers | 1 |
| Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members) | 50, 50 |
| Electoral System for President | TRS |
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Most recent election
(courtesy of wikipedia)
DID YOU KNOW? Turkmenistan is a single-party state. The only political party that forms government and is permitted to run candidates for elections is "Democratic Party of Turkmenistan".
Parliamentary elections to the People's Council (Halk Maslahat) were held in Turkmenistan on 9 December 2007. The election was only for a part of the members of the People's Council, and all of the candidates were of the ruling Democratic Party of Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: Needs Assessment Mission Report ahead of the 11 February 2007 presidential election, OSCE/ODIHR
ACE Regional Centre - South Caucasus and Central Asia
