List of political parties in Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan is a single-party state. Only one political party is legally allowed to hold effective power – the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan.

[edit] History

There have been political parties and opposition groups in the past – a group named Agzybirlik (Unity) was banned in January 1990. Its members formed the Party for Democratic Development which was itself banned in 1991. This led a coalition for democratic reform named Gengesh (Conference).

The latest opposition Party operates in exile and is named 'The Republican Party of Turkmenistan'. Since all opposition is banned within Turkmenistan, it was forced to form and operate from abroad. See *www.tmrepublican.org to access the opposition Party's website.

[edit] See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by ideology
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of international groupings