Presidential Election, 12 February 2012

In anticipation of an invitation from the authorities of Turkmenistan to observe the 12 February 2012 presidential election, the OSCE/ODIHR undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) from 7 to 9 December. The NAM did not consider that the deployment of an election observation mission, even of a limited nature, would add value at this point in time but did recommend the deployment of an Election Assessment Mission.