2004 Turkmen parliamentary election explained

Election Name:2004 Turkmen parliamentary election
Country:Turkmenistan
Previous Election:1999
Seats For Election:All 50 seats in the Assembly
Majority Seats:26
Turnout:76.88%
Party1:Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
Leader1:Saparmurat Niyazov
Last Election1:50
Seats1:50
Percentage1:100

Parliamentary elections were held in Turkmenistan on 19 December 2004, with a second round in seven constituencies on 9 January 2005. A total of 131 candidates contested the 50 seats, all of whom were members of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, the country's sole legal party. Voter turnout was reported to be 76.88%, although in Ashgabat the low turnout prompted election officials to take the ballot boxes to people's houses.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2325_04.htm Turkmenistan: Mejlis (Assembly): Elections held in 2004