2012 Turkmenistan presidential election
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Nominee Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Annageldi Ýazmyradow
Party TDP TDP
Popular vote 2,806,265
Percentage 97.14% 1.07%
President before election

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
TDP

Elected President

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
TDP

Politics of Turkmenistan

Presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on 12 February 2012.[1] They were Turkmenistan's fourth presidential elections and decided who would be the country's president for the next five years. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow won with 97% of the vote.

Candidates

Official

  1. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, incumbent President of Turkmenistan[2]
  2. Rejep Bazarow, deputy head of the Daşoguz Province[3]
  3. Kakageldi Abdullaýew, Governor of the Türkmenbaşy District
  4. Gurbanmämmet Mollaniýazow, manager of Türkmennebit
  5. Annageldi Orazberdiýewiç Ýazmyradow, Water Minister
  6. Esendurdy Gaýypow, head of Lebapgurluşyk production association
  7. Saparmyrat Batyrow, director of the Gökdepe textile mill
  8. Ýarmuhammet Orazgulyýew, Deputy Energy and Industry Minister [4]

All of them are members of Turkmenistan's only political party, the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan.[5]

Declared interest

  1. Nurmuhammet Hanamow, leader of the exiled Republican Party of Turkmenistan[6]

Denied

  1. Aina Abayeva, English teacher nominated by the Civil Society Movement. Her request to participate was rejected because the organisation that nominated her was an unregistered NGO. Its lack of legal status meant that it did not have the authority to make such a nomination.[7]

Campaign

Campaigning started in October 2011.[8] During the campaign many of the candidates running against the incumbent president expressed their support for him, thus giving rise to suspicions that his victory was more or less guaranteed.[3] According to an expert from the Chatham House, "the vote [was] a democratic sham" and an example of "faux democracy".[9]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Gurbanguly BerdimuhamedowDemocratic Party2,806,26597.14
Annageldi ÝazmyradowDemocratic Party1.07
Ýarmuhammet OrazgulyýewDemocratic Party1.02
Rejep BazarowDemocratic Party0.28
Saparmyrat BatyrowDemocratic Party0.19
Kakageldi AbdullaýewDemocratic Party0.16
Gurbanmämmet MollaniýazowDemocratic Party0.08
Esendurdy GaýypowDemocratic Party0.06
Total
Total votes2,888,887–
Registered voters/turnout2,987,32496.70
Source: Tass, Turkmenistan Info

References

  1. ^ "Turkmenistan Sets Election Date". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
  2. ^ "No Surprise at Polls in Turkmenistan". The Moscow Times.
  3. ^ a b "Election Rivals Hail Turkmen Leader". The Moscow Times.
  4. ^ "Turkmen President Registers For Election". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
  5. ^ "Turkmen Presidential Nominations Made". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
  6. ^ "Гундогар :: Республиканская партия Туркменистана готова участвовать в выборах". www.gundogar.org.
  7. ^ "Гундогар :: Opponents Float Proposals President Might Like". www.gundogar.org.
  8. ^ "В Туркменистане стартовала предвыборная президентская кампания - Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru.
  9. ^ "Turkmenistan president wins re-election with 97% of vote". The Guardian. Associated Press. 13 February 2012.
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