A meeting of the Central Commission for holding elections and referenda in Turkmenistan was held today, having summed up the results of the nationwide elections of the deputies of Mejlis, members of the velayat, etrap and city halk maslahaty and Gengeshes.

Today, a briefing was held at which the head of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan announced preliminary results of the elections of deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, members of the Khalk Maslakhaty and Gengeshes for velayats, etraps and cities.

Today, at the briefings of Missions of observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States, Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Organization of Turkic states, results of monitoring over preparation and elections of deputies of the Mejlis were announced. In events, representatives of national and foreign mass media and also members of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan took part.

Within the framework of the visit of the delegation of the Mission of international observers of SCO led by Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Grigory Logvinov, the meeting with representatives of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan took place. The elections of deputies of the Mejlis, members of the Khalk Maslakhaty and Gengeshes for velayats, etraps and cities, which were held on March 26, became the main topic of discussion.

As TDH was informed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at 42 polling stations at diplomatic missions and consular offices of our country in foreign countries elections of deputies of the Mejlis, members of the Khalk Maslakhaty and Gengeshes for velayats, etraps and cities were held well organized with high activity of voters.

By 19:00, 91,12% of voters voted in the elections of deputies of Mejlis of Turkmenistan.

Today, in Turkmenistan elections of deputies of the Mejlis, members of the Khalk Maslakhaty as well as Gengeshes for velayats, etraps, and cities on a wide alternative basis continue.

Today, in Turkmenistan on a wide alternative basis elections of deputies of the Mejlis, members of the Khalk Maslakhaty as well as Gengeshes in cities, etraps and velayats continues.

According to the data of the Central Commission for holding elections and referendums in Turkmenistan, by 15 hours in the elections of members of deputies of the Mejlis took part 74,48 % of the total number of voters, 74,65% of members of the Khalk Maslakhaty for velayats, etraps and cities and 74,17% of electors for Gengeshes.

Elections of deputies of the Mejlis, members of the velayat, etrap and city halk maslahaty, as well as Gengeshes continue in Turkmenistan on a broad alternative basis.