Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
Political Party
Turkmenistani parliamentary election, 2008-2009...on 26 September 2008. It was the first election since Turkmenistan's independence in which, theoretically, parties other than the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan are allowed to take part since the constitution no longer defines... In this article: Turkmenistan, Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, Human Rights Watch, Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, United Nations, and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow |
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Wikipedia | September 28, 2009
People's Council of Turkmenistan
...council had 2,507 members, some of whom were elected. All candidates at the elections of 7 April 2003 (turnout 89.3%) belonged to the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan. Like the Assembly of Turkmenistan (the parliament), it was led by the...
In this article: Turkmenistan and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
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Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
...fraudulent and attempting to give an appearance of legitimacy to what is in reality a dictatorship. The only legal party is the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan. The DTP currently holds all 2507 seats in the country's highest...
In this article: Turkmenistan, Soviet Union, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Revenue, and Saparmurat Niyazov
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Politics of Turkmenistan
...held December 2008). Election results: Mejlis - DPT 100%; seats by party - DPT 50; note - all 50 elected officials are members of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan and are preapproved by President Niyazov. In late 2003 a new law was...
In this article: Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Ruhnama, Owezgeldi Atayew, Politics of Turkmenistan, and Soviet Union
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Charlotte Observer | July 12, 2009
Reclusive Turkmenistan cracks open the door
...constitution, was swiftly arrested and sentenced to five years in jail. In February 2007 Berdymukhamedov nominally faced five other Democratic Party of Turkmenistan candidates. But elections board chairman Kariyev pledged to "do everything...
In this article: Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan, Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, Natural gas, Rukhnama, Russia, Caspian Sea, and Europe
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Elections in Turkmenistan
...fraudulent and attempting to give an appearance of legitimacy to what is in reality a dictatorship. The only legal party is the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, though that may change after constitutional reforms enacted on 26...
In this article: Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Soviet Union
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Full print edition | December 30, 2008
Turkmenistan: Shadow movement
...were hailed as steps towards democracy. But all 288 candidates stressed their support of the president: they were either members of the ruling Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, launched by Niyazov, or were state-approved independents. The...
In this article: Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan, Democracy, and Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov
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International Herald Tribune | December 17, 2008
Dubious vote as Turkmen elect a new Parliament
...in Turkmenistan. Government opponents have no foothold in politics. The vast majority of the 288 candidates represent the pro-presidential Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, with the rest drawn from state-approved civic groups. All appear to...
In this article: Democracy, Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan, and Natural gas
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Reuters | December 15, 2008
Turkmens hail democratic vote, critics cite faults
...democratic reform, although only state-approved candidates were permitted to stand. Most of the candidates represented the ruling Democratic Party -- the only one registered in Turkmenistan -- and there were a handful of state-approved...
In this article: Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Democratic Party, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Reporters Without Borders, and Human Rights Watch
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BBC News | December 14, 2008
Turkmens hold parliamentary poll
...process. Almost all of the 288 candidates running for 125 seats in the parliament came either from Turkmenistan's sole political party, the Democratic Party, or state-affiliated organisations. All candidates were funded by the state as...
In this article: Turkmenistan, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Democratic Party, Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Caspian Sea
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AP World | December 14, 2008
Gas-rich Turkmenistan holds parliamentary vote
...and government opponents have no foothold in politics. The overwhelming majority of the 288 candidates represent the pro-presidential Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, with the rest drawn mainly from state-approved civic groups. All...
In this article: Turkmenistan, Democracy, Saparmurat Niyazov, Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, Natural gas, and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
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The Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (Türkmenistanyň Demokratik partiýasy) is the only political party in Turkmenistan. The DPT was led by former Soviet dictator Saparmurat Niyazov from the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s until his death in 2006. The party is simply a natural successor to the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR. Its current leader is President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow. ==History==
The DPT was created following the dissolution of the Soviet Union as a successor party to the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR. The institutions and principles of the old party were effectively unchanged in the transition, as was the old guard. The DTP has faced limited and sporadic challenges from alternative political parties in the past but have never faced a significant challenge during an election because of the often repressive nature of politics in the country. Opposition parties are usually crushed before they make any significant grounds in public opinion.
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