Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan

• Government, Oppression, Opposition

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Ashgabat the capital
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Saparmurat Niyazov

• President of Turkmenistan
• Chairman of the Cabinet
• of Ministers
• Leader of the Democratic
• Party of Turkmenistan (DPT)

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Government Executive Branch

• authoritarian presidential rule, with little
  power outside the executive branch
  
• Niyazov appointed president for life on
  December 28, 1999
  
• Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president

Turkmenbashi Palace in Ashgabat
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Government Legislative Branch

• Unicameral People's Council or Halk Maslahaty
• Unicameral Parliament or Mejlis
• President Niyazov is both the "Chairman for Life"
  of the Halk Maslahaty and the supreme leader of
  the Mejlis,

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Government Judicial Branch

• Supreme Court
• Judges are appointed by the president

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Opposition

• formal opposition parties are outlawed
• President Niyazov retains absolute control over
  the country and opposition is not tolerated
  
• unofficial, small opposition movements exist
  underground or in foreign countries

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Opposition Cont.

• National Democratic Movement of Turkmenistan
  (NDMT) was led by former Foreign Minister Boris
  Shikhmuradov until his arrest and imprisonment
  
• the United Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
  (UDPT) led by former Foreign Minister Abdy Kuliev

Logo of official site of the UDPT
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Affects on Economy

• Unemployment rate 60
• Population below the poverty line 58
• Inflation rate 10