ASHGABAT (Sputnik) – Lawmakers in Turkmenistan unanimously adopted a new constitution extending the presidential term from 5 years to 7 years and lifting a 70-year age ceiling on Wednesday.
"The adoption of the new Constitution of Turkmenistan marks a new stage in socio-economic and spiritual development of the country. Turkmenistan’s new constitution was designed to meet the international legislative experience based on recognized norms of international law," President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow said after signing the constitution into law.
The 2008 iteration of the Central Asian country’s founding law required presidential candidates to be aged between 40 and 70 years.
