Constitutional amendments pave way for lifelong rule for Turkmen president
- Written by TCA
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Constitutional amendments, signed by Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov after approval by the rubber-stamp parliament and the Council of Elders on September 14, scrap a rule that barred anyone over the age of 70 from presidential ballots, thus paving the way for his potential lifelong rule, RFE/RL reports.