Two more regions in Turkmenistan nominate candidates for upcoming presidential election
Date
2/21/2022 5:22:15 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 21
By Amina Nazarli - Trend:
Turkmenistan's Ahal and Mary regions have nominated their
candidates for snap presidential elections to be held on March 12,
Trend reports
citing Turkmenportal.
Maksatmyrat Ovezgeldiyev, Head of the sanitary and
epidemiological service of the Babadaykhan district, was nominated
from Ahal region, while Kakageldi Sariyev, Director of the
Renewable energy Sources research and production center under
Turkmenistan's State Energy Institute was nominated from the Mary
region
On February 17, the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan
registered six initiative groups of citizens that will be able to
nominate candidates for the country's presidential election in
accordance with Article #46 of Turkmenistan's Electoral Code.
A candidate nominated by initiative groups of citizens must be
supported by at least 10,000 signatures of voters.
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.
Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Berdimuhamedov from Democratic
Party has become the first candidate for the post of head of state
in the upcoming election.
Agrarian Party nominated Agadzhan Bekmyradov, Deputy Head of the
Executive Authority of the Mary region, for the post of
president.
Perhat Begenjov, Director of the Financial and Economic
Secondary Vocational School was nominated from Lebap region, while
Berdymammed Gurbanov, chief physician of the Avaza sanatorium was
nominated from the Balkan region of the country.
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