The son of incumbent president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, a candidate from the ruling Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdymukhamedov won the presidential election in Turkmenistan with 72.97% of the vote, the country's Central Commission for Elections and Referenda announced this on Tuesday.
"In accordance with Article 76 of the Election Code of Turkmenistan and on the basis of a resolution of the Central Election Commission of March 14, 2022, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Serdar Gurbanguliyevich Berdymukhamedov, who received 72.97% of the votes, was declared elected president of Turkmenistan," reads a statement posted on the website of the election commission.
The Commission recalls that the presidential election in Turkmenistan was held on March 12. According to the election commission, 3,362,052 people, or 97.17% of registered voters, took part in the vote.
Nine candidates stood for election, eight of them receiving from 1.08% to 2.22% of the votes, as the election commission specified.
Early presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on March 12th. There were nine candidates running for the post of the head of state.
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