The elections for the national parliament, the Halk Maslakhaty and the Gengesh take place in Turkmenistan.
According to preliminary results released by the Central Election Commission, over 50% of the voters cast their votes by 1pm.
In the elections for the national parliament, 53.41% of the voters cast their votes by 1pm.
In the elections for the the Halk Maslakhaty in the regions and Ashgabat - 65.30% of the voters: 68.01% - in Ahal Velayat, 65.58% - in Lebap Velayat, 61.01% - in Ashgabat.
In the elections for the the Halk Maslakhaty in etraps and cities - 57,39% of the voters: 67,88% - in Ahal Velayat, 58,55% - in Balkan Velayat, 59,33% - in Dashoguz Velayat, 51,38% - in Mary Velayat, 60,50% - in Ashgabat.
In the elections for the the Gengesh - 60,90% of the voters: 67,92% - in Ahal Velayat, 76,24% - in Balkan Velayat, 55,79% - in Dashoguz Velayat, 62,05% in Lebap Velayat, 51,31% - in Mary Velayat.
Source: Turkmenistan: the Golden Age Online Newspaper