IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

6,430,770	9
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2022)	Elections in our database
3,496,368	95.21%
Registered Voters (as of March 26, 2023)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Turkmen National Assembly	Mejlis	Assembly
Turkmen Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Serdar BERDIMUHAMEDOW (since 19 March 2022)
Head of Government: President Serdar BERDIMUHAMEDOW (since 19 March 2022)
Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Mejlis) with 125 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The presidential term is 7 years, and there are no term limits.
All 125 members of the Mejlis are elected by absolute majority vote (via up to two rounds of voting) in single-seat constituencies. Members serve 5-year terms.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Turkmen National Assembly	2003-04-06	-	-	-
Turkmen Presidency	2007-02-11	2,648,597	2,677,589	98.92
Turkmen National Assembly	2008-12-14	-	-	-
Turkmen Presidency	2012-02-12	2,648,597	2,677,589	98.92
Turkmen National Assembly	2013-12-15	2,797,637	3,063,218	91.33
Turkmen Presidency	2017-02-12	3,163,692	3,252,243	97.28
Turkmen National Assembly	2018-03-25	3,038,319	3,311,526	91.75
Turkmen Presidency	2022-03-12	3,362,052	3,460,080	97.17
Turkmen National Assembly	2023-03-26	3,185,935	3,496,368	91.12

Voter Turnout

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