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schema:articleBody	Turkmenistan's all-powerful president became chair of the newly formed upper house Wednesday, state television said, in the latest hint at a succession strategy in the reclusive Central Asian state. The new senate is viewed as an important body for the ruling Berdymukhamedov family to control ahead of a potential hereditary succession in one of the world's most tightly controlled countries. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov was elected to the position unanimously on Wednesday by his fellow senators, state broadcaster Altyn Asyr announced. After thanking the senators for their support, Berdymukhamedov pledged that the new two-chamber parliament "will serve the further development of our independent neutral state and improve the living standards of the people". Berdymukhamedov's 39-year-old son Serdar Berdymukhamedov received a series of promotions in February, which for some observers suggests he is being groomed for the top job. If Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov were to allow his son to replace him as president during his lifetime, his new role as head of the upper house would mean that between them they occupied the two top-ranking positions in the state according to the constitution. The announcement in late March that Berdymukhamedov had run for and won a seat in the new senate surprised some observers as his candidacy had not previously been announced. According to Turkmen law, the president nominates a candidate to chair the senate who is then subject to an endorsement vote by other members of the 56-seat body. That suggests that Berdymukhamedov, 63, nominated himself for the role. Serdar Berdymukhamedov currently holds three powerful jobs, having become a deputy premier, a member of the powerful security council and the auditor general earlier this year. If he were to be elevated as leader in the near future, it would herald a first hereditary succession in Central Asia, a former Soviet region where politics is often dominated by powerful families. Turkmenistan, a gas-rich country of around 6 million people, is regularly cited by rights groups as one of the world's worst abusers of civic, religious and press freedoms. Berdymukhamedov senior served as a personal dentist and then health minister to Turkmenistan's first post-independence ruler, Saparmurat Niyazov, before taking over the top job after Niyazov died. al-cr/jj
schema:headline	Turkmen president chairs newly created upper house in succession hint
schema:mentions	Auditor Dentistry Deputy prime minister Sardar Soviet Union Asia President of the Philippines Altyn Asyr FK Saparmurat Niyazov Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Upper house Central Asia Turkmenistan
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schema:datePublished	2021-04-14 (xsd:date)
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