2023 Turkmen parliamentary election explained

Country:Turkmenistan
Turnout:91.12%
Previous Election:2018
Next Election:2028
Seats For Election:All 125 seats in the Assembly
Majority Seats:63
Nopercentage:yes
Leader1:Ata Serdarow
Party1:Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
Last Election1:55
Seats1:65
Party2:Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan
Last Election2:11
Seats2:18
Party3:Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan
Last Election3:11
Seats3:24
Party4:Independents
Last Election4:48
Seats4:18
Before Election:Gülşat Mämmedowa
Before Party:Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
After Election:Dünýägözel Gulmanowa
After Party:Democratic Party of Turkmenistan

Parliamentary elections were held in Turkmenistan on 26 March 2023 to elect the 125 members of the Assembly.[1] The elections took place after the introduction of a separate constitutional authority. The Assembly (Turkmen: Mejlis) is since January 2023 the unicameral legislature of Turkmenistan. Between March 2021 and 21 January 2023 it was the lower house of the National Council of Turkmenistan.[2]

Results

Notes and References

  1. News: Turkmenistan awaits parliamentary elections . Daryo . 1 March 2023 . 18 March 2023 . 18 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318010926/https://daryo.uz/en/2023/03/01/turkmenistan-awaits-parliamentary-elections . live .
  2. Web site: Populists and Autocrats: The Dual Threat to Global Democracy . 2022-03-24 . Freedom House . en . 2019-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191006113750/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2017 . live .