Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan

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Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan Türkmenistanyň Senagatçylar we Telekeçiler partiýasy
Abbreviation	TSTP (Turkmen) ПППТ (Russian)
Chairman	Saparmyrat Owganow
Founder	Ovezmammed Mammedov
Founded	21 August 2012; 9 years ago (2012-08-21)
Preceded by	Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan
Headquarters	Ashgabat, Saparmurat Turkmenbashi Avenue 81
Membership (2016)	14,500[1]
Ideology	Industrialism Statism
Political position	Centre-right
Colours	Green   Blue-green
Seats in the Mejlis	11 / 125
Website
tstp.gov.tm
Politics of Turkmenistan Political parties Elections

The Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Senagatçylar we Telekeçiler partiýasy) is a political party in Turkmenistan. The party originated in August 2012 as first legal opposition party in the country.^[2] On 10 June 2013 Party leader Ovezmammed Mammedov was elected to the Assembly of Turkmenistan in a by-election held for five vacant seats.

In December 2017 delegates at the second national party conference elected Saparmyrat Ovganov as the party's new leader.^[3]

Criticism[]

The party supports the policy of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. According to critics, the party appeared only to create the illusion of multiparty elections.^[4]

Election results[]

Legislative elections[]

Election	Party leader	Performance		Rank	Government
		Seats	+/–
2013	Ovezmammed Mammedov	14 / 125	New	4th	Support
2018	Saparmyrat Owganow	11 / 125	3	2nd	Support

Presidential elections[]

Election	Candidate	First round	Second round	Result
		%	%
2017		0.36%		Lost N
2022		1.08%		Lost N

References[]

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