According to the Election Code, this procedure is established for the citizens travelling long business trip or on vacations as well as for those who by some reasons cannot attend their pooling stations and vote for the most deserving candidate on February 12. The pooling stations will be opened from 8 until 18.
Generally speaking of the course of election campaign, it is worth mentioning the work of divisional election committees, which consists f most deserving representatives of work groups, political parties and non-governmental organizations.
The Central Committee for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan informed TDH that all stages of election campaign are organized simultaneously and in accordance with the requirements of existing national legislation and universal standards. All 2548 polling stations of the country are ready for work. 39 polling stations organized overseas at diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan are also awaiting for their voters.
At present moment, the monitoring of the Elections, besides national committees, is carried out by the foreign observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States and evaluation group from the Office of for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the OSCE. All of them are given an opportunity to visit polling stations in the capital and velayats of the country both before and on the day of elections.
The Presidential Elections in Turkmenistan are in the focus of increased attention of mass media. Biography data and programme statements of every candidate are published. The constituents can also familiarize with their election programmes during the meetings with the candidates or at polling stations. Equal air time were presented to the candidates for the highest government post by the channels of national television.
Thus, started early voting stage for election of the president of Turkmenistan confirms the preparedness of the sites to conduct this important social and political campaign, which is summoned to enter modern history of Turkmenistan as new evidence of invariable adherence of our country to democratic way of development, goals for wellbeing and prosperity of Turkmen people.
Generally speaking of the course of election campaign, it is worth mentioning the work of divisional election committees, which consists f most deserving representatives of work groups, political parties and non-governmental organizations.
The Central Committee for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan informed TDH that all stages of election campaign are organized simultaneously and in accordance with the requirements of existing national legislation and universal standards. All 2548 polling stations of the country are ready for work. 39 polling stations organized overseas at diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan are also awaiting for their voters.
At present moment, the monitoring of the Elections, besides national committees, is carried out by the foreign observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States and evaluation group from the Office of for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the OSCE. All of them are given an opportunity to visit polling stations in the capital and velayats of the country both before and on the day of elections.
The Presidential Elections in Turkmenistan are in the focus of increased attention of mass media. Biography data and programme statements of every candidate are published. The constituents can also familiarize with their election programmes during the meetings with the candidates or at polling stations. Equal air time were presented to the candidates for the highest government post by the channels of national television.
Thus, started early voting stage for election of the president of Turkmenistan confirms the preparedness of the sites to conduct this important social and political campaign, which is summoned to enter modern history of Turkmenistan as new evidence of invariable adherence of our country to democratic way of development, goals for wellbeing and prosperity of Turkmen people.