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The election commission announces after an unusual delay that Serdar Berdymukhamedov secured nearly 73 percent of votes. Turkmenistan authorities have said the son of the Central Asian country’s leader won the presidential election after an unusual vote-counting delay, establishing a political dynasty in one of the world’s most tightly controlled countries. Serdar Berdymukhamedov, 40, secured 72.97 percent of votes in …
Nine candidates are on the ballot but Serdar Berdymukhamedov, son of the incumbent, is expected to triumph. Turkmenistan has voted in a tightly controlled snap election, with the son of outgoing President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov poised to win the ballot in the ex-Soviet Central Asian nation. Three-time President Berdymukhamedov, who tolerates no opposition and has dominated public life since the country’s …
