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Turkmenistan’s latest fake election used to spotlight president’s son

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Voting was underway in Turkmenistan Sunday in a parliamentary election which could indicate a path towards hereditary succession in the authoritarian, gas-rich former Soviet state. Polls in the Central Asian country opened at 0200 GMT and were set to close at 1400 GMT. A total of 284 candidates are competing for 125 seats in parliament, but…




Turkmenistan's latest fake election

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