CIS ready to send observers to Turkmenistan's presidential election
Date
2/14/2022 5:26:55 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 14
By Amina Nazarli - Trend:
The Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) will consider an invitation from the
authorities of Turkmenistan to take part in the observation of the
forthcoming early presidential election on March 12, if it is sent,
said Ivan Mushket, Director of the International Institute for
Monitoring the Development of Democracy, Parliamentarism and
Observance of the Electoral Rights of Citizens of the IPA CIS
Member States, Trend reports citing TASS.
According to him, the organization's observers have already
monitored the electoral processes in Turkmenistan in the past.
Mushket added that the organization is also ready to share with
the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Turkmenistan developments
in the field of improving the electoral process.
On February 11 during the extraordinary meeting of the Halk
Maslakhaty (People's Council) and Milli Gengesh (National Council)
of Turkmenistan, Berdimuhamedov said that road to public
administration of the country should be given to young leaders.
He instructed the CEC of Turkmenistan to start the preparations
for holding early presidential elections to be scheduled for March
12.
The nomination of candidates for the country's presidential
position started on February 14.
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