GURBANGULY BERDIMUHAMEDOW

The son of Turkmenistan’s former president has been inaugurated as the new leader of the authoritarian Central Asian country.

Electoral authorities say the son of Turkmenistan’s leader has won the Central Asian country’s presidential election, after an unusual vote-counting delay.

There is an unexpected wait for the result of Turkmenistan's presidential election that is widely expected to cement a political dynasty.

Turkmenistan citizens are voting in an election that could establish a political dynasty for the gas-rich Central Asian nation's leader.

The son of Turkmenistan’s authoritarian leader will run in an early presidential election next month, a move that lays the foundation for a political dynasty in the gas-rich Central Asian republic.

Turkmenistan will hold snap presidential elections after the country's authoritarian leader announced he is ready to relinquish power to a new generation.

The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country's most notable but infernal sights.

Turkmenistan’s autocratic president has promoted his only son to a key government post, a development seen as laying the foundation for a political dynasty in the energy-rich Central Asian nation.

Berdymukhamedov has published a book about the Alabai breed and has presented Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Medvedev with an Alabai puppy, and according to news reports Tuesday Jan. 26, 2021, he has now declared a national holiday to honor the local dog breed. (Yekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP, FILE)ASHGABAT – Turkmenistan's autocratic leader has established a national holiday to honor the local dog breed, media reports said Tuesday. He published a book about the breed and in 2017 presented Russian President Vladimir Putin with a puppy. In 2019, then Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was also given an Alabai puppy. Berdymukhamedov's son, Serdar, who heads the international Alabai association, reported to the president that the holiday will feature a beauty contest and agility competitions.

ASHGABAT – Turkmenistan's authoritarian president, who has an unchallenged hold on power, on Friday signed a constitutional change to expand the country’s parliament to two chambers. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said the move was “yet another important step toward democratizing our country.”But the newly created upper chamber of parliament membership won't be chosen by voters. The leadership of each of the country’s regions will appoint members, and a seat is guaranteed for any former president. The current unicameral parliament, which will become the lower chamber, is chosen in elections. The constitutional change takes effect on Jan. 1, but it wasn't immediately clear when the new chamber would be formed.