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Democratic Party of Turkmenistan Türkmenistanyň Demokratik Partiýasy | |
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| Abbreviation | TDP |
| Leader | Ata Serdarow |
| Founder | Saparmurat Niyazov |
| Founded | 16 December 1991 |
| Preceded by | Communist Party of Turkmenistan |
| Headquarters | Ashgabat |
| Newspaper | Galkynyş gazeti |
| Youth wing | Magtymguly Youth Organisation of Turkmenistan[1] |
| Membership (2019) | 211,000 |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Green Gold |
| Slogan | Döwlet adam üçindir ('The state is for the people') |
| Seats in the Assembly of Turkmenistan | 65 / 125 |
| Website | |
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The Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Demokratik Partiýasy, Turkmen pronunciation: [tʏɾkmønʏθːɑnɯŋ dɛmokɾɑtɪk pɑɾtɪjɑθɯ], TDP) is a political party in Turkmenistan founded in 1991. It has been the ruling party of the country since its foundation.
The party was led by former Soviet provincial party leader Saparmurat Niyazov from the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s until his death in 2006. In 2013, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow suspended his party membership for the duration of his presidency.[5] The current leader is Ata Serdarow.[6] The party's rule is described as authoritarian or totalitarian.[7][2][3][8]
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- ^ Al-Bassam, Kareem (1997). The Evolution of Authoritarianism in Turkmenistan. Demokratizatsiya. p. 387,394,400. S2CID 36015864.