Dictatorship in Turkmenistan holds vote in weak propaganda bid to present functioning democracy

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Turkmenistan votes in legislative polls

AFP – The ex-Soviet Central Asian state of Turkmenistan on Sunday held its first multi-party legislative elections, but with no opposition to trouble the dominance of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. Turkmens headed to polling stations in the gas-rich nation.