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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Gurbanguly BERDYMUKHAMMEDOV
- Head of Government: President Gurbanguly BERDYMUKHAMMEDOV
- Assembly: Turkmenistan has a unicameral National Assembly (Mejlis) with 125 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
- In the National Assembly (Mejlis) 125 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 4,997,503 (July 2011 est.)
Future elections
- Parliamentary - December 2013
Past elections
- Presidential
First Round - February 12, 2012 - Legislative - December 14, 2008
- Presidential - February 11, 2007
- Parliamentary - December 19, 2004
- Parliamentary - April 6, 2003
- Parliamentary - December 12, 1999
Last Updated on 12/28/2011
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