Turkmenistan presidential election in 1992

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Election winner and long-time president Saparmyrat Nyýazow

The presidential election in Turkmenistan in 1992 was the first presidential election in the history of independent Turkmenistan and took place on June 21, 1992 . The winner was Saparmyrat Nyýazow , who ruled the country in an authoritarian manner until his death in 2006.

background

Nyýazow was elected President of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic in an unopposed election in October 1990 and was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union until the end of August 1991 . After the August coup in Moscow , he resigned from the Communist Party and announced its dissolution in Turkmenistan. The new strong party in Turkmenistan became the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan , headed by Nyýazow. In May 1992, Turkmenistan adopted a new constitution that gave the president a dominant role in national politics.

Result

Nyýazow ran as the only candidate in the presidential election. According to official figures, with a voter turnout of 99.8%, almost all of the votes went to the sole candidate Nyýazow from the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan. As a result of the election, Saparmyrat Nyýazow became the first president of Turkmenistan.

consequences

The presidential election in Turkmenistan in 1992 marked the official start of Niyazov's presidency, which did not end until his death on December 21, 2006. His term of office, which was actually designed for five years, was extended in a referendum in January 1994 to 2002, before the Turkmen parliament in 1999 approved a lifelong presidency for Niyazov. After the 1992 election, he was able to remain head of state of Turkmenistan without further presidential elections until his death. Soon after his election, Nyýazow consolidated his position of power by eliminating rivals within the party. Furthermore, its role in the country's political system was strengthened by the transfer of further powers from parliament to the president.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Parrott, Bruce, 1945-: Russia and the new states of Eurasia: the politics of upheaval . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England] 1994, ISBN 0-521-45262-7 .
  2. ^ Casey Michel: A Closer Look at Turkmenistan's Election Numbers. Retrieved March 23, 2020 (American English).
  3. ↑ IFES (Ed.): Elections Today . tape 3 , no. 2 , 1992.
  4. ↑ FAQ | Explaining this election. Retrieved March 23, 2020 (English).
  5. ↑ Obituary: Saparmurat Niyazov . December 21, 2006 ( bbc.co.uk [accessed March 23, 2020]).