Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan
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Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan Türkmenistanyň Senagatçylar we Telekeçiler partiýasy | |
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| Abbreviation | TSTP (Turkmen) ПППТ (Russian) |
| Chairman | Saparmyrat Owganow |
| Founder | Ovezmammed Mammedov |
| Founded | 21 August 2012 |
| Preceded by | Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan |
| Headquarters | Ashgabat, Saparmurat Turkmenbashi Avenue 81 |
| Membership (2016) | 14,500[1] |
| Ideology | Industrialism SME interests Statism |
| Colours | Green Blue-green |
| Seats in the Mejlis | 18 / 125 |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Presidential elections
[edit]| Election year | Candidate | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Results | ||
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| # Votes | % Votes | # Votes | % Votes | |||
| 2017 | Bekmyrat Atalyýew | 0.36% | — | Lost | ||
| 2022 | Babamyrat Meredow | 1.08% | — | Lost | ||
Legislative elections
[edit]| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ovezmammed Mammedov | 14 / 125 | New | 4th | Support | ||
| 2018 | Saparmyrat Owganow | 11 / 125 |  3 |  2nd | Support | ||
| 2023 | 18 / 125 | 7 | 3nd | Support |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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