2023 Turkmen parliamentary election

2023 Turkmen parliamentary election

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)
All 125 seats in the Assembly 63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	91.12%
Party Leader Seats +/– TDP Ata Serdarow 65 +10 TSTP Saparmyrat Owganow [tk] 18 +7 TAP Rejep Bazarow [tk] 24 +13 Independents – 18 −30 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Chair of the Assembly before Chair of the Assembly after Gülşat Mämmedowa TDP Dünýägözel Gulmanowa TDP

Parliamentary elections were held in Turkmenistan on 26 March 2023 to elect the 125 members of the Assembly.^[1] The elections took place after the introduction of a separate constitutional authority. The Assembly (Turkmen: Mejlis) is since January 2023 the unicameral legislature of Turkmenistan.^[2][3] Between March 2021 and 21 January 2023 it was the lower house of the National Council of Turkmenistan.^[4]

No prior elections in Turkmenistan have been deemed free and fair.^[5]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party of Turkmenistan			65	+10
	Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan			24	+13
	Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs			18	+7
	Independents			18	–30
Total				125	0
Total votes		3,185,935	–
Registered voters/turnout		3,496,304	91.12
Source: CEC (turnout),[6] Turkmen Portal (seat distribution)[7]

References

1. "Turkmenistan awaits parliamentary elections". Daryo. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
2. Cоздан высший представительный орган народной власти – Халк Маслахаты Туркменистана (in Russian), Neytralny Turkmenistan, 22 January 2023
3. Халк Маслахаты стал самостоятельным законодательным органом, а парламент однопалатным (in Russian), RFE/RL, 23 January 2023
4. "Populists and Autocrats: The Dual Threat to Global Democracy". Freedom House. Archived from the original on 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
5. Bennetts, Marc. "Turkmenistan's dictator ready to collar his son as successor". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
6. "Türkmenistanda Saýlawlary we sala salşyklary geçirmek boýunça merkezi toparyň mejlisi geçirildi" [A meeting of the Central Committee on Elections and Referendums was held in Turkmenistan.]. Central Election Commission. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
7. "ЦИК Туркменистана объявил результаты выборов в парламент" [Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan announces results of parliamentary elections]. Turkmen Portal. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.