Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan

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Political party in Turkmenistan

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Political parties
Elections

The Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Senagatçylar we Telekeçiler partiýasy) is a political party in Turkmenistan. The party originated in August 2012 as the first legal opposition party in the country.^[2] On 10 June 2013 Party leader Ovezmammed Mammedov was elected to the Assembly of Turkmenistan in a by-election held for five vacant seats.

In December 2017 delegates at the second national party conference elected Saparmyrat Ovganov as the party's new leader.^[3]

Criticism

The party supports the policy of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and Serdar. According to critics, the party appeared only to create the illusion of multiparty elections.^[4]

Election results

Presidential elections

Election year	Candidate	1st Round		2nd Round		Results
Election year	Candidate	# Votes	% Votes	# Votes	% Votes	Results
2017	Bekmyrat Atalyýew		0.36%	—		Lost
2022	Babamyrat Meredow		1.08%	—		Lost

Legislative elections

Election	Leader	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2013	Ovezmammed Mammedov	14 / 125	New	4th	Support
2018	Saparmyrat Owganow [tk]	11 / 125	3	2nd	Support
2023	Saparmyrat Owganow [tk]	18 / 125	7	3nd	Support

References

^ "Партия промышленников и предпринимателей выдвинула кандидата в президенты Туркменистана". turkmenistan.ru (in Russian). 16 December 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
^ Turkmenistan Gets Its Second Political Party Radio Free Europe, 11 June 2013
^ В Партии промышленников и предпринимателей Туркменистана выбрали нового лидера Archived 2018-11-28 at the Wayback Machine, arzuw.news, 2017-12-18. "В Ашхабаде прошёл второй общенациональный съезд Партии промышленников и предпринимателей республики. [...] Рассмотрев итоги четырёхлетней работы, делегаты перешли к выборам нового лидера партии.
Внутрипартийные выборы выиграл Сапармырат Овганов, до настоящего времени руководивший частной компанией «Халыс».
^ "2020 Country Report — Turkmenistan" (PDF). BTI Transformation Index. Bertelsmann Stiftung. Retrieved 14 December 2021.