Turkmenistan Elections

Saparmurat Niyazov was declared president for life and has repressed his people, given himself absolute power, and erected golden statues of himself. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov replaced Saparumrat Niyazov when he died in 2006. Now, there is another election for a new president, however, it does not look like the country will change too much. Of the candidates, only the current president is a well-known candidate. Although he has promised reforms, so far, he has followed the rule of his predecessor. Hopefully, the situation for the people of Turkmenistan will change and the reforms will be coming. Although hoping doesn't do too much, it would not be good for us to interfere. We can encourage the president to help his people and to bring liberty to his country, yet, there is only so much we can do.