The presidential election of Turkmenistan will be held in 2009
15:10 // 24.10.2005 The head of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, said that the presidential election in the republic will be held in 2009. “In 2009, we will hold the election of a new president,” Niyazov said on Monday in Ashgabat at the 16th meeting Hulk Maslahata (People’s Council). “Until that time, in 4-5 years we will educate a worthy successor,” the head of state added. “There is nothing eternal. You can’t be eternal,” the Central Asian politician emphasized.