The incumbent president of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has been reelected for a fresh term with 87.05% of cast votes. The constitutional reforms introduced in April this year have increased the term of office of the president from 5 to 7 years. A president cannot serve for more than two consecutive terms under the amended constitution. […]
Uzbekistan — International observers note the high level of organization of presidential elections
Today, July 9, in the afternoon, meetings were held at the Central Election Commission with observers from international organizations and foreign states who arrived in our country to monitor the process of preparing and holding early elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Among them were delegations headed by Ambassador of the Ministry […]
Briefing by Embassy of Uzbekistan in Ashgabat on upcoming presidential elections
On October 19, a briefing dedicated to the upcoming presidential elections in the Republic of Uzbekistan was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the heads and employees of diplomatic missions accredited in Ashgabat, representatives of the Turkmen public and the media. During the briefing, those […]
Брифинг Посольства Узбекистана в Ашхабаде по поводу предстоящих президентских выборов
19 октября в Посольстве Республики Узбекистан в Туркменистане состоялся брифинг, посвященный к предстоящим выборам президента Республики Узбекистан. На мероприятии приняли участия главы и сотрудники дипломатических миссий, аккредитованных в г.Ашхабаде, представители туркменской общественности и СМИ. В ходе брифинга до сведения присутствующих доведена информация о ходе подготовки в Республике Узбекистан к выборам Президента, которые состоятся 24 октября […]
Photo Essay: Presidential Elections in Turkmenistan
nCa Photo Essay Ashgabat, 15 February 2012 (nCa) — The presidential elections held in Turkmenistan 12 February 2012 have attracted mostly negative publicity in the western media. It was predictable. Hardly anything else can be expected from the media that is cocooned in its own prejudices. The cliches are true after all: The beauty is […]
Presidential Elections in Turkmenistan: Nation goes to polls (Updated 4 pm, 13 Feb) (second update at 14:30, 15 February 2012)
nCa Report with a photo essay on elections (To be updated with more photos later today) (Second Update at 14:30, 15 February 2012 – Photo essay published separately at this URL: http://newscentralasia.net/2012/02/15/photo-essay-presidential-elections-in-turkmenistan/) Update (4 pm, 13 Feb) — The central election commission has announced that preliminary counting of vote shows that Berdymuhamedov has secured 97.14% […]
Presidential elections in Turkmenistan – Looking from a different angle
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 4 February 2012 — The presidential elections in Turkmenistan will take place in less than 10 days from now. Observers and analysts have raised several objections on the whole process: All the seven candidates running against President Berdymuhamedov are weak and obscure There is no opposition candidate The election manifesto of all […]
Президентские выборы в Туркменистане – Взгляд под другим углом
Тарик Саиди Ашгабат, 4 февраля 2012 — Менее чем через 10 дней в Туркменистане пройдут президентские выборы. Наблюдатели и аналитики подняли ряд вопросов, касающихся избирательного процесса: Все семь кандидатов против кандидатуры президента Бердымухамедова кажутся слабыми и неясными Нет кандидата от оппозиции Предвыборные программы всех кандидатов выглядят плохой копией манифеста Бердымухамедова Это ненастоящие выборы, а только […]
Reality Check: Opposition participation in presidential elections of Turkmenistan
nCa Report Ashgabat, 11 July 2011 (nCa) — President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan announced on 8 July during a meeting of the cabinet of ministers that he would welcome the participation of the ‘opposition’ candidates in the forthcoming presidential elections, scheduled for early 2012. He also said that Turkmenistan will switch to two-party system. This is […]