Interim President Kurbanguly Berdymuhammedov made his boldest statement to date about the possibility of moving Turkmenistan in a slightly more pluralistic, Russian news agency RIA-Novosti reported late Wednesday.
“Our governments must take all measures to ensure the development of democracy, and on that basis [political parties can develop”
Talking at a meeting with voter in the […]

An interesting development has arisen in the Turkmen Foreign Minister’s announcement that international observers will be allowed to oversee upcoming Feb. 11 elections, as The Associated Press reports:
Minister Rashid Meredov said Turkmenistan will allow international observers to monitor next month’s presidential elections, state television reported Sunday.
The move will make the Feb. 11 vote to […]

If there is one thing that unites the official candidates for the Turkmen presidential elections that is that they have all stated their commitment to pursuing a continuation of the policies of the country’s late leader Saparmurat Niyazov.
Other than that, the candidates have already been setting forward their own proposals for how to build […]