Parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan declared valid

Voter turnout in the parliamentary elections of Turkmenistan stood at 54.65 percent as of 12.00 local time, said the country's Central Election Commission (CEC), Trend reports.

Thus, the elections were declared valid.

Polling stations for more than 3 million voters in the parliamentary elections of Turkmenistan opened at 07:00 and will close at 19:00 local time.

As many as 284 candidates run for 125 seats.