Turkmenistan: More candidates nominated in early presidential election timesca.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesca.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There is little enthusiasm among ordinary Turkmen about the March 12 presidential election, which is seen as a mere formality for authoritarian President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov to hand the presidency to his son, Serdar.
Turkmen activists in Turkey have been increasingly vocal in protesting against the authoritarian government in Turkmenistan. And it has caught the attention of Turkmen authorities, who appear to be striking back.