Turkmen President Installed After Vote Opponents Dispute
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MOSCOW, Feb. 14 -- A new president of Turkmenistan was inaugurated Wednesday following a tightly scripted election and an officially tallied landslide of 90 percent of the vote, a victory that Western observers and exiled opposition leaders said was the only result permitted.
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Mongolia's parliament appoints a new prime minister, after months of deadlock brought on by disputed elections.
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Turkmenistan celebrating its independence holiday with a huge parade in honour of President Niyazov.
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President Hamid Karzai moved Saturday to replace a powerful governor and militia leader who has long defied his authority and held virtually autonomous sway over one of the country&#39;s wealthiest regions.
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Turkmenistan's new president has called for the abolition of state-funded concerts and dances in his honor during tours of the country, state media reported Saturday.
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A glance at Turkmenistan, which voted Sunday to replace the late longtime autocratic President Saparmurat Niyazov:
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President's victory celebrated before a ballot is cast, but dissent is met with imprisonment and intimidation.
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SUKHUMI, Georgia  - The breakaway Georgian region  of Abkhazia defiantly voted for a new president on Sunday,  injecting further tension into relations between Georgia and  its former colonial master Russia.
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Multiple construction plans were announced at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. A new phase in the implementation of a large-scale construction program in Turkmenistan was announced by President Saparmurat Niyazov.
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ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan's authoritarian leader has scolded national television presenters for wearing too much makeup and told them to look natural.   "Female presenters wear too much whitening powder...
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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was elected Turkey's president on Tuesday, the first former Islamist to take the post in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern history.
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MOSCOW, Jan 7 (IPS) - Mikheil Saakashvili has been elected to a second  term of presidency amid electoral disputes. He leads with 55.23  percent of the vote, followed by opposition candidate Levan  Gachechiladze with 23.86 percent.
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Â·  Poll victory gives Erdogan power to resist military Â·  Kurdish party wins 23 seats in new parliament
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Polling stations were nearly empty early on election day Sunday in the capital of Turkmenistan, a tightly controlled former Soviet republic. Election officials said they may carry ballot boxes door-to-door to seek votes.
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Turkmenistan was choosing a new president in its first contested election on Sunday but the outcome was beyond doubt and diplomats say they expect at best only gradual change in the Central Asian state.
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26 December 2004 -- Uzbek President Islam Karimov has lashed out at Europe&#39;s top election watchdog for criticizing today&#39;s parliamentary vote.
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Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov is declared the winner of Turkmenistan's presidential elections.