In Turkmenistan, 14872 candidates have been nominated and registered for the upcoming elections of deputies.
Of these, 258 candidates for deputies of the national parliament, 515 candidates for members of the halk maslahaty: velayats and the city of Ashgabat, 2001 for members of etrap and city halk maslahaty, and 12098 candidates for Gengeshes.
Among the applicants are qualified specialists from all sectors of the economy, representatives of various professions and nationalities.
Candidates ran from the Democratic Party - 6241 applicants, the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs - 523, the Agrarian Party - 3577, as well as from the initiative groups of citizens - 4531, where their candidacies were proposed by the general meeting of voters living in the territory of a certain constituency.
In total, 125 deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan are to be elected throughout the country.
Elections of members of the velayat halk maslahaty will be held in 240 constituencies, members of etrap and city halk maslahaty - in 960, members of Gengeshes - in 5897 constituencies.
2644 polling stations have been created for voting. In total, about 3,5 million eligible voters are registered.
On Sunday, March 26, from 07:00 to 19:00, voting will be in all polling stations, including those opened at the diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan abroad, reports the State News Agency of Turkmenistan.