Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych - 13 February 2017: The President of Turkmenistan wins re-election and secured third-term office

Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, current president of Turkmenistan received 97,7% of the vote in the gas-rich Central Asian nation and he beat eight other candidates. The former dentist and health minister took power in 2006 and has been major figure in the former Soviet republic after the death of dictator Saparmurat Niyazov. The country last year amended the constitution which now removes age limit and allows Berdymukhamedov to be president for life. Human Rights Watch, organization which protects human rights said that elections in Turkemnistan are not free and fair and in this time there will be no exception to this rule.