Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan

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Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan
Türkmenistanyň agrar partiýasy

The Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň agrar partiýasy) is a registered political party in Turkmenistan, founded on September 28, 2014.[2]

One of the three officially registered

political parties legally existing in Turkmenistan, it is represented in the Assembly of Turkmenistan
.

In the 2017 presidential election, the Agrarian Party nominated Durdygylyç Orazow as its candidate. As a result of the elections, Orazow took ninth (last) place among candidates, gaining 1,898 votes (0.06%). In the 2022 presidential election, the party nominated Agajan Bekmyradow who received 7.22% of the vote and achieved third place.

Among the elected deputies, members of the

Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, 1358 from the Agrarian Party, and 2498 independents.[3]

Criticism

The party supports the policy of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and his son Serdar. According to critics[who?], the party appeared only to create the illusion of multi-party elections.[4]

Election results

Presidential elections

Election year Candidate 1st Round 2nd Round Results
# Votes % Votes # Votes % Votes
2017 Durdygylyç Orazow 0.06% Lost
2022 Agajan Bekmyradow 7.22% Lost

Legislative elections

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2018 Rejep Bazarow
11 / 125
New 3rd Support
2023
24 / 125
Increase 13 Increase 2nd Support

References

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20170910172540/http://turkmenistan.gov.tm/?id=7349 В Туркменистане создана Аграрная партия
  2. ^ "turkmenistan.gov.tm — В Туркменистане создана Аграрная партия". Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  3. ^ В Туркменистане Центризбирком подвёл окончательные итоги голосования
  4. ^ "2020 Country Report — Turkmenistan" (PDF). BTI Transformation Index. Bertelsmann Stiftung. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2021-12-14.