IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Turkmenistan

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

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

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.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Referendum	2003-04-06	-	-	-
Presidency of Turkmenistan	2007-02-11	2,648,597	2,677,589	98.92%
Turkmen National Assembly	2008-12-14	-	-	-
Presidency of Turkmenistan	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%
Presidency of Turkmenistan	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%
Presidency of Turkmenistan	2022-03-12	3,362,052	3,460,080	97.17%
Turkmen National Assembly	2023-03-31	-	-	-