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Turkmen president wins new 7-year term with nearly 98% of vote

13 February 2017 by AFP

Turkmenistan's reigning strongman Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov bagged a new seven-year term with nearly 98 percent of a weakly contested vote, electoral officials said Monday, following a preliminary count. The election commission c [...]

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Turkmenistan pardons over 600 prisoners, including 26 foreigners

2 July 2016 by AFP

Reclusive Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has pardoned 612 prisoners including 26 foreign citizens ahead of festivities marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, state media reported Saturday. A state tel [...]