Turkmenistan: Needs Assessment Mission Report ahead of the 11 February 2007 presidential election, OSCE/ODIHR
On 21 December 2006, the President of Turkmenistan, Mr. Saparmurat Niyazov, passed away. On 26 December, during an extraordinary meeting, the PCT fulfilled its constitutional obligations scheduling a presidential election for 11 February 2007. The People's Council of Turkmenistan indicated, inter alia, that international observers could attend the election. The 11 February presidential election in Turkmenistan was the first to be contested by more than one candidate.
The link address is: http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2007/01/22999_en.pdf
