CEC registers initiative groups to nominate presidential candidates in Turkmenistan
Date
2/17/2022 7:23:32 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 17
By Amina Nazarli - Trend:
The Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan has registered
six initiative groups of citizens that will be able to nominate
candidates for the country's presidential election, Trend reports citing the
CEC press service.
Registration was carried out in accordance with Article #46 of
Turkmenistan's Electoral Code, which governs the procedure for
nominating candidates for the country's presidency by groups of
citizens.
A candidate nominated by initiative groups of citizens must be
supported by at least 10,000 signatures of voters. The initiative
group must include at least 50 citizens of Turkmenistan.
On February 11 during the extraordinary meeting of the Halk
Maslakhaty (People's Council) and Milli Gengesh (National Council)
of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said that road to the
public administration of the country should be given to young
leaders.
The nomination of candidates for the country's presidential
position started on February 14.
Serdar Berdimuhamedov has become the first candidate for the
post of head of state in the upcoming early presidential election
in Turkmenistan scheduled for March 12.
Agadzhan Bekmyradov, Deputy Head of the Executive Authority of
the Mary region, is another candidate for the post of
president.
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