Today, meetings of candidates for parliamentary deputies began in Turkmenistan, the elections of which will be held on March 26, 2023, announced the “Watan” news program of the Turkmen television today.

258 candidates nominated by the Democratic, Agrarian and Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Party, as well as groups of citizens, will compete for 125 seats in the national parliament of Turkmenistan.

All registered candidates, in accordance with national electoral legislation and international law, are given equal rights and opportunities to organize meetings with voters.

At present time, lists of registered candidates are being published in the central and local press. In addition, their appearances on national television began.

In the near future, the CIS Observer Mission will begin its work, which will include representatives of the Commonwealth countries - parliamentarians, prominent public figures, diplomats, as well as representatives of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, employees of the CIS Executive Committee.

As previously reported, Turkmenistan has returned to a unicameral parliamentary system. The Mejlis and the Halk Maslahaty (People's Council), which is the highest representative body of people's power, will act as the legislative body in the country.

Let us remind that in the last parliamentary elections held in Turkmenistan in 2018, 284 candidates competed for 125 seats in the Mejlis. 168 of them were nominated by three political parties - the Democratic Party, the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and the Agrarian Party. The remaining 116 candidates ran from groups of citizens.

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