2007 Turkmenistan presidential election

none Turkmenistan presidential 1992 Turkmenistan presidential election 1992 2012 Turkmenistan presidential election 2012 11 February 2007 2,677,589 98.92% Gurbanguly.jpg Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Democratic Party of Turkmenistan 2,357,120 89.07% 3x4.svg Amanýaz Atajykow Democratic Party of Turkmenistan 85,016 3.21% Turkmenistan_Presidential_Election_(1992,_2007,_2012,_2017).svg Results by region President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (Acting) Democratic Party of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Democratic Party of Turkmenistan Presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on 11 February 2007, following the death of president-for-life Saparmurat Niyazov on 21 December 2006. Election date After Niyazov's death on 21 December 2006 Acting President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow stated that the date for the next presidential election would be announced on 26 December; he also claimed that these elections would be held "on a democratic basis that has been laid by the great leader". http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=cc3958bf-7687-41fa-9ea2-7731e7eea9ce Turkmenistan Promises 'democratic' Elections — But As Defined By Late Authoritarian Leader Theday.com 2006-12-23 2006-12-23 2011-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20110524015429/http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=cc3958bf-7687-41fa-9ea2-7731e7eea9ce dead On 26 December the People's Council announced that the election would take place on 11 February 2007. http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11118071&PageNum=0 Two candidates named for Turkmen presidency ITAR TASS 2006-12-26 2006-12-26 2022-07-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20220704194617/http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11118071&PageNum=0 dead Candidates Six candidates were approved out of eleven contenders, all of them members of the Democratic Party: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/27/asia/AS_POL_Turkmenistan_Election.php Turkmen media run biographies of presidential candidates International Herald Tribune 2006-12-27 2006-12-27 2012-06-29 https://archive.today/20120629174025/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/27/asia/AS_POL_Turkmenistan_Election.php dead Amanýaz Atajykow, http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2006/12/27/011.html Election Date Set in Turkmenistan The Moscow Times 2006-12-27 2006-12-27 2007-03-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20070323004155/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2006/12/27/011.html dead member of parliament and deputy governor of Daşoguz Province Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Acting President Orazmyrat Garajaýew, mayor of Abadan Muhammetnazar Gurbanow, head of the Garabekewul district Işanguly Nuryýew, Deputy Oil and Gas Industry and Natural Resources Minister Aşyrnyýaz Pomanow, mayor of Türkmenbaşy Current authorities endorsed the Acting President. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-12-26T163614Z_01_L25241972_RTRUKOC_0_US-TURKMENISTAN.xml&pageNumber=0&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage3 Turkmen lawmakers back caretaker as new president Reuters 2006-12-26 2006-12-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070331061726/http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews 2007-03-31 The candidate nominated by the opposition coalition (whose members are mostly in exile) (led by the Republican Party of Turkmenistan and Watan), Hudaýberdi Orazow, was not approved. http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11118526&PageNum=0 Turkmen Opposition nominates its own candidate for presidency ITAR TASS 2006-12-26 2006-12-26 July 2018 InternetArchiveBot no Before the elections, ITAR-TASS claimed that instead of Gurbanow, Durdy Durdyýew, the Deputy Tourism and Sports Minister, would be a candidate in the election. Later reports never mentioned him again and always gave the six candidates named above as the approved candidates,http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11654338 List of Turkmen presidential candidates released Interfax 2006-12-27 2006-12-28 Staff writer dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070930223121/http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11654338 30 September 2007 so it seems likely that Durdyýew was only one of the eleven proposed candidates. At the start of his campaign, Berdimuhamedow promised substantial reforms such as allowing internet access for everyone and revamping the education system, but at the same time vowed to follow Niyazov's footsteps.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6231325.stm Turkmen candidate pledges reforms BBC News 2007-01-04 2007-01-04 Staff writer He also said he would support small business and private ownership, noting that 61% of the economy is in private hands."Turkmenistan voters promised reform", Al Jazeera, 4 January 2007. Conduct Electoral officials in Turkmenistan reported that 95% of voters voted in the election.High turnout for Turkmen election, BBC News, 11 February 2007. Radio Free Europe disputes the voter turn-out figures provided by the government, and said that the election was "neither free nor fair".Turkmenistan: Presidential Election Deemed Neither Free Nor Fair. RFE/RL. 12 February 2007 The International Crisis Group described the poll as a "blatantly falsified election".Alexander Vershinin Think Tank Blasts Turkmen Election http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/13/ap/world/mainD8N8NHBG0.shtml Associated Press CBS News 2007-02-13 2007-02-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071224082708/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/13/ap/world/mainD8N8NHBG0.shtml 24 December 2007 Seeking to boost voter participation, officials warned inhabitants of Lebap Province that they would not get their monthly flour rations if they failed to vote.Polls Closed In Turkmen Presidential Election. RFE/RL. 11 February 2007 At the same time, first-time and elderly voters were promised "gifts" for voting. Later reports indicated that the gift consisted of the late Niyazov's ubiquitous Ruhnama. Results Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow was declared the winner of the election on 14 February, receiving 89% of the vote according to official results, and was sworn in as president immediately afterwards.New Turkmen President Sworn In https://www.rferl.org/a/1074693.html Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 2007-02-14 2007-03-06 Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Democratic Party 2357120 Amanýaz Atajykow Democratic Party 85016 Işanguly Nuryýew Democratic Party 62830 Muhammetnazar Gurbanow Democratic Party 62672 Orazmyrat Garajaýew Democratic Party 40821 Aşyrnyýaz Pomanow Democratic Party 34733 Against all 3174 2231 2677589 Government of Turkmenistan References External links Video presentation of the six candidates tk Turkmenistan Presidential election Category:Presidential elections in Turkmenistan Category:February 2007 in Asia Category:February 2007 elections