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1. Turkmenistan Holds Presidential Election
February 12, 2012
Voters cast ballots Sunday in Turkmenistan, where President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov is expected to be re-elected. Russian state television showed voters lining up in the Central Asian nation to cast their vote for president. There are seven candidates running against incumbent Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, who is widely expected to win. Candidates include government ministers and the director of a state-run textile factory.
Berdymukhamedov, 54, is also the country’s prime minister, leader of the military, and head of the country’s only political party. The trained dentist won the last presi... (read more)
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