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Turkmenistan
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The provision on equal rights of candidates to campaign should be interpreted broadly, allowing candidates to freely pursue their own methods of campaigning within the limits set by the law.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Turkmenistan
2023
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To facilitate citizens’ access to impartial, critical and analytical information, media outlets should be free to pursue their own editorial policies. Efforts should be made to encourage the establishment of a more vibrant media landscape with outlets presenting a wider range of viewpoints.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
The authorities should develop safeguards to ensure a clear separation between the state and party, so as to prevent candidates from unduly using the advantage of their office for electoral purposes.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Turkmenistan
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities and election administration should undertake measures to ensure the integrity of the electoral process, in particular by preventing proxy voting, multiple voting, ballot box stuffing, and inflation of the voter turnout.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Turkmenistan
2023
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Safeguards should be introduced to ensure that election commissions are independent from the government at all levels. To protect the independence of the election commissions, their compositions should not reflect professional hierarchies of their members drawn from other institutions. Mechanisms to improve gender balance of election administration at all levels, should be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
As previously recommended, consideration should be given to easing restrictions on the right to information and expression on the Internet, as well as facilitating universal access to the Internet.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Turkmenistan
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The integrity of the process would benefit from elaborating and enforcing detailed procedures on counting and tabulation of results. In line with the Electoral Code, ConECs should genuinely establish the results in each constituency, including scrutiny of the PEC results and materials. Transparency of the process should be enhanced, and the existing requirements to display results must be observed.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Turkmenistan
2023
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure its accuracy and compliance with international good practice, authorities should consider the introduction of a permanent and centralized voter register. It should be regularly updated before elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
To ensure equal opportunities for all candidates, the CEC could consider adopting rules for media coverage during the electoral campaign. These rules should include provisions requiring balanced and impartial reporting by the state-owned media, and guidelines for reporting on official events during the campaign, with particular emphasis on regulation of coverage of an incumbent.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Turkmenistan
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
CEC training for PECs should emphasise that unauthorised people shall not be present in polling stations and interfere with PEC activities. This information could also be conveyed in public voter education materials.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Administration
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