Presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on 12 February 2017.^[1] This was Turkmenistan's fifth presidential election and decided who would be the country's president for the next seven years. Incumbent President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow won with more than 97% of the vote,^[2] similar to the results of the 2012 elections.

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2017 Turkmenistan presidential election

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Turnout	97.28%
Nominee Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Maksat Annanepesow Party Independent Independent Popular vote 3,090,610 32,269 Percentage 97.69% 1.02%
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President before election Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Independent Elected President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Independent

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The result was widely expected; although the election was nominally contested by nine candidates, all opposition candidates were appointed by the government and the elections were regarded by foreign organisations as not being a free and fair contest.^[2][3]

In September 2016, the constitution was changed to remove term limits and the 70 year-old age limit for presidential candidates, as well as extending the presidential term from five to seven years.^[2][4]

The President of Turkmenistan is elected using the two-round system.^[5]

The Democratic Party nominated the incumbent President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, who won 97.14% of the vote in the previous elections. A total of 9 candidates were approved by the Central Election Committee.^[6][7] The opposition candidates' manifestos were published in the state-controlled mass media.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}