The Newsmakers: Democracy in Turkmenistan?

The president of Turkmenistan has been elected to a third term in office, after winning more than 97% of the vote. Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov has already been in charge for ten years, during which time the economy has been one of the world's fastest growing, thanks to large reserves of gas and oil. But according to his critics, that's come at a price - in a country where he retains an iron grip on power.

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