IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

5,942,561	9
Population (as of July 1, 2016)	Elections in our database
3,496,368	95.21%
Registered Voters (as of March 26, 2023)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Turkmen National Assembly	Mejlis	Assembly
Turkmen Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Gurbanguly BERDYMUKHAMMEDOV
Head of Government: President Gurbanguly BERDYMUKHAMMEDOV
Assembly: Turkmenistan has a unicameral National Assembly (Mejlis) with 125 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
In the National Assembly (Mejlis) 125 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Referendum	2003-04-06	-	-	-
Turkmen Presidency	2007-02-11	2,648,597	2,677,589	98.92%
Turkmen National Assembly	2008-12-14	-	-	-
Turkmen Presidency	2012-02-12	2,648,597	2,677,589	98.92%
Turkmen National Assembly	2013-12-15	2,797,637	3,063,218	91.33%
Turkmen Presidency	2017-02-12	3,163,692	3,252,243	97.28%
Turkmen National Assembly	2018-03-25	3,038,319	3,311,526	91.75%
Turkmen Presidency	2022-03-12	3,362,052	3,460,080	97.17%
Turkmen National Assembly	2023-03-26	3,185,935	3,496,368	91.12%

Voter Turnout