1990 Turkmen presidential election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_the_Turkmen_Soviet_Socialist_Republic_%281973%E2%80%931991%29%3B_Flag_of_Turkmenistan_%281991%E2%80%931992%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Turkmen_Soviet_Socialist_Republic_%281973%E2%80%931991%29%3B_Flag_of_Turkmenistan_%281991%E2%80%931992%29.svg.png)
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Turnout | 96.71% |
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| | | Nominee | Saparmurat Niyazov | | | Party | Communist Party | | Popular vote | 1,716,278 | | Percentage | 98.29% | | |
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Presidential elections were held for the first time in the Turkmen SSR on 27 October 1990.[1] The only candidate was Saparmurat Niyazov, who won 98% of the vote. Voter turnout was 97%.[2]
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Saparmurat Niyazov | Communist Party of Turkmenistan | 1,716,278 | 98.29 |
Against | 29,790 | 1.71 |
Total | 1,746,068 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 1,746,068 | 99.98 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 307 | 0.02 |
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Total votes | 1,746,375 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,805,782 | 96.71 |
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Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p477 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlenet al., p479