Turkmenistan to hold extraordinary presidential elections

State flag of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat. Archival photoASHGABAT, Feb. 12 Extraordinary presidential elections in Turkmenistan will be held on March 12 this year, Bezirgen Karaev, assistant chairman of the Turkmen Central Election Commission, told RIA Novosti. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said that it is necessary to give young leaders the way to govern the state. According to the Turkmen media, «in this regard, the chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums was instructed to start relevant work in accordance with the Constitution and legislation of Turkmenistan.» «, — the assistant to the head of the Turkmen Central Election Commission told RIA Novosti by phone. A citizen of Turkmenistan, who was born in Turkmenistan, is not younger than forty years old, speaks the state language, has been permanently residing and working in Turkmenistan for the previous fifteen years. The President of Turkmenistan is elected directly by the people of Turkmenistan for a period of seven years and takes office from the moment he takes the oath. The last presidential election in Turkmenistan was held in 2017. According to the law, the next elections were to be held in 2024.The head of Turkmenistan called Russia and China strategic partners