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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
2017
EAM
Presidential
A comprehensive review of the Election Code should be undertaken well in advance of the next elections in order to bring it in accordance with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards. Amendments should be subject to public consultation and adopted following a transparent legislative process. More efforts should be taken to further ensure and effectively enforce the constitutionally enshrined principle of separation of power between the three branches of government.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
To ensure the integrity of the process, ballot papers should have security features and be accounted for through the accurate use of reconciliation forms, and ballot boxes should be properly sealed with numbered plastic seals.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
In order to increase transparency and public confidence in its work, the CEC should proactively inform the public about the preparations for and process of elections, as well as publish all decisions in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Turkmenistan
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to providing direct public funding for electoral campaigns to candidates and allowing political parties to directly fund their campaigns. In line with international good practice, regulations could be put in place for campaign donations, expenditures, disclosure, reporting, and auditing.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
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
2017
EAM
Presidential
Consideration should be given to establishing a framework for campaign finance regulation in line with established international good practice. When such a framework is created, strict regulations could be put in place for campaign donations, expenditures, reporting, auditing, and publication of data.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
The state-owned media should consider diversifying the formats for election-related programming, including through organizing debates, in order to make the campaign more informative for voters.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
Consideration could be given to introducing temporary special legislative measures to promote women’s political participation. Political parties could be encouraged to internally promote women candidates.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
To encourage genuine and effective observation, consideration could be given to providing further training to citizen observers, with a particular focus on internationally recognized principles for election observation.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observers
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