At stake in this election:

• 125 seats in the National Assembly.

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:

• In the National Assembly (Mejlis) 125 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Last National Assembly election:

• The last National Assembly election was held on December 14, 2008.

Main Parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (DPT) / Türkmenistanyň Demokratik partiýasy
  • Leader: Kasymguly BABAEV[1]
  • Seats won in last election: 125
  • Seats won in this election: 47
• Party: Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs[2]
  • Leader: Ovezmammed MAMMEDOV
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 14
• Organisation of Trade Unions of Turkmenistan
  • Seats won in this election: 33
• Women's Union of Turkmenistan
  • Seats won in this election: 16
• Magtymguly Youth Organisation
  • Seats won in this election: 8
• Groups of citizens:
  • Seats won in this election: 7

Population and voter registration:

• Population: 5,113,040 (July 2013 est.)
• Voter Registration: 2,987,324 (2012)