An unprecedented delay in vote count after the presidential elections in End of Turkmenistan with authorities declaring Serdar Berdymukhamedov, the son of outgoing President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, as winner on Tuesday.
There was an unexpected expectation for the result of the vote from Saturday, after authorities said on Sunday they needed more time to count votes. Serdar Berdymukhamedov was the crusher favorite and the Central Election Commission announced that he won 72.97% of the votes.
Chairman of the Central Election Commission Gulmyrat Myradov told reporters that votes were still counted, including those of people living abroad, and that the prerequisites results would likely be reported on Monday.
“Let’s have a little patience. It’s very responsible work and requires careful verification,” he said.
Eight other candidates presented themselves in the elections, which were monitored by Commonwealth observers of Independent States (CIS), Organization of Turkish States (OTS) and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). At a press conference on On Sunday, Leonid Anfimov, the head of observer delegation of the CEI, had declared that the elections had taken place in a high level of organization and were quite competitive.
“The election took place in a democrat environment and in seamlessly,” Anfimov said.
Gismat Gozalov, first deputy secretary-general of the OTS, declared that the election had taken place in line with international local standards and laws.
Victory of Serdar Berdymukhamedov cements son familythe political dynasty at the helm of the gas-rich country. Following the death of founding president Saparmurat Niyazov, also known as “Turkmenbashi”, in end of 2006, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov first took over as interim president and was later elected to the post with nearly 90% of the votes.
Berdymukhamedov was re-elected twice, last in 2017, with 97% of the votes. Last month, Berdymukhamedov said he step aside and allow “young leaders” to govern, triggering a snap vote.
Serdar Berdymukhamedov, 40, went through a series of more and more important government positions and most recently served as Country Deputy prime ministerrespondent directly at son father.
He entered parliament in 2016. Since then he is a deputy foreign ministerla head of a province outside the capital and industry and construction minister. Last year he won a triple promotion, taking up roles of vice-president of the firm, auditor general and member of the security council.
Across the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev took the bar on son father Heydar Aliyev death in 2003.
Tajikistan, the poorest successor state of the former Soviet bloc, should follow a similar path, with superior house head Roustam Emomali, 34 years old, in pole position to succeed veteran Chief Emomali Rakhmon, 69, should Rakhmon withdraws or prove unable to perform his duties.
