In Ashgabat on Monday, meetings were held between the voters of the capital and candidates for the presidency of Turkmenistan running from initiative groups of citizens - Berdymammet Gurbanov, head physician of the Avaza sanatorium in the Balkan region and Maksat Odeshov, chairman of the district committee of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan in the Dashoguz region.

The Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Korea held the briefing dedicated to the election of the President of Turkmenistan on March 6, 2022.

The CEC of Turkmenistan has registered 2,726 national observers for the presidential elections to be held on March 12.

On Wednesday, March 2, early voting began in the presidential elections in Turkmenistan. According to the CEC, it is held daily from 8 am to 6 pm.

The election campaign continues in Turkmenistan, within the framework of which propaganda work is carried out in the regions. On March 1-2, presidential candidates held meetings with representatives of the electorate in different cities of the country.

From March 2, citizens of Turkmenistan abroad can vote early in the presidential elections, according to some websites of the country's diplomatic missions.

The mission of observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States, which arrived in Ashgabat on the invitation of the Turkmen side in connection with the forthcoming March 12 presidential elections in Turkmenistan, has begun its work. This was reported by the Central Election Commission.

In Ashgabat, with the support of the Center for Security and Cooperation in Europe, it was held a seminar on the preparation and conduct of elections and the organization of electoral processes.

Candidates for the presidency of Turkmenistan continue to meet with voters in the regions of the country. On Monday, another such meeting was held by Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Berdimuhamedov, nominated by the Democratic Party for the highest state post. It was held in the city of Turkmenbashi.

On Monday, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan hosted a meeting with a delegation of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States, headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary Leonid Anfimov, who arrived in Ashgabat at the head of a mission of observers from the Commonwealth to participate in monitoring the presidential elections in Turkmenistan.