An independent
Turkmenistan government did not exist before 1991 until which time the country was under the administration of Soviet Russia. The period during which the
Turkmenistan government was bound under Soviet Russia's rule, the country was called the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. The head of the
Turkmenistan government as well as the
head of state of Turkmenistan is the
President who is elected for a period of 5 years through the procedure of the
Presidential elections. The first Presidential elections were held in 1992 and Sparmyrat Niyazov became the unchallenged President and consequentially the ruler of Turkmenistan until his death in 2006.
New Presidential elections were held in February 2007. Beside the Presidential election there is a provision for legislative elections in the country. Legislative elections are held nationwide and choose 50 members to the Parliament from 50 single-state constituencies. These ministers serve under the President and hold office for 5 years. However, the constitution of the country has allowed the presence of only one political party within the set-up of the
Turkmenistan government. All legislative election candidates are from this party which is called the
Democratic Party of Turkmenistan.
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