[1] This was Turkmenistan's fifth presidential election and decided who would be the country's president for the next seven years.

Incumbent President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow won with more than 97% of the vote,[2] similar to the results of the 2012 elections.

The result was widely expected; although the election was nominally contested by nine candidates, all opposition candidates were appointed by the government and the elections were regarded by foreign organisations as not being a free and fair contest.

[5] The Democratic Party nominated the incumbent President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, who won 97.14% of the vote in the previous elections.

[6][7] The opposition candidates' manifestos were published in the state-controlled mass media.