On Tuesday 14 February, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) asked the authorities of Turkmenistan to deal with the weaknesses noted at its presidential election on 12 February. The voting resulted in the re-election of Gourbangouly Berdymoukhamedov with 98% of the votes for a third mandate, in the face of eight other candidates who were virtually unknown.
It is"evident that the absence of a functioning opposition, insufficient separation of powers between...