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2017 Turkmenistan presidential election

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Turnout	97.28%
Nominee Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Maksat Annanepesow Party Independent Independent Popular vote 3,090,610 32,269 Percentage 97.69% 1.02%
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President before election Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Independent Elected President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Independent

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Presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on 12 February 2017. This was Turkmenistan's fifth presidential election and decided who would be the country's president for the next seven years. Incumbent President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow won with more than 97% of the vote, similar to the results of the 2012 elections.

The result was widely expected; although the election was nominally contested by nine candidates, all opposition candidates were appointed by the government and the elections were regarded by foreign organisations as not being a free and fair contest.

Background

In September 2016, the constitution was changed to remove term limits and the 70 year-old age limit for presidential candidates, as well as extending the presidential term from five to seven years.

Electoral system

The President of Turkmenistan is elected using the two-round system.

Candidates

The Democratic Party nominated the incumbent President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, who won 97.14% of the vote in the previous elections. A total of 9 candidates were approved by the Central Election Committee. The opposition candidates' manifestos were published in the state-controlled mass media.

Results

References

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v t e Elections and referendums in Turkmenistan
Presidential elections	1990 1992 2007 2012 2017 2022
Assembly elections	1937 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1980 1984 1990 1994 1999 2004 2008–09 2013 2018 2023
People's Council elections	1992 1998 2003 2007 2010 2016 2018 2021
Local elections	2003 2006 2007 2010 2014 2016 2018
Referendums	1991 1994
See also: Elections and referendums in the Soviet Union

• 2017 elections in Asia
• 2017 in Turkmenistan
• Presidential elections in Turkmenistan
• February 2017 events in Asia