He has the title “Arkadag,” or Protector, and last year stepped down, giving way for his son to assume office.Įarlier this year, Serdar Berdymukhamedov appointed his father to be the chairman of Halk Maslahaty, or People’s Council, the country's supreme representative body. The elder Berdymukhamedov has cultivated an image of robust health with media stunts that included firing a pistol at a man-sized target while riding a bicycle and hoisting a gold weightlifting bar, to the applause of his Cabinet.
It has also struggled to diversify its economy, which is overwhelmingly dependent on its vast natural gas reserves. Under his rule, Turkmenistan has remained difficult for outsiders to enter. Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov came to power after the death of the eccentric Saparmurat Niyazov in 2006 and established a pervasive personality cult similar to that of his predecessor. All of them support President Serdar Berdymukhamedov.īerdymukhamedov, 41, was elected last March to succeed his father, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, who had run the isolated ex-Soviet country for more than a decade.
The election for 125 members included 258 candidates, put forward by three political parties or running independently. ASHGABAT – Voters in Turkmenistan cast ballots Sunday for a new parliament that is expected to have no members of opposition parties and be loyal to the government of the gas-rich Central Asian nation.
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