Turkmen Central Election Commission considers presidential elections valid

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Feb.12 / Trend H. Hasanov / As of 14 pm, 2.370.892 million people, or 68.22 percent of total number of voters voted in Turkmen presidential elections, an operative report of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda of Turkmenistan says. "Based on this, the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda of Turkmenistan considers the presidential elections in the country as valid," the report says. Polling stations were opened in Turkmenistan at 8 am local time on Sunday. Eight candidates are competing at the presidential elections. In general, 2,307 polling stations are opened, 29 of which operate abroad under foreign diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan. The number of voters is 2.987.324 million people. The elections are being observed by 2,340 national observers, as well as observation mission from the CIS (63 people), which includes representatives of the CIS member states, Inter-parliamentary Assembly of the CIS member states, Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, as well as the CIS Executive Committee. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az