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March 3, 2011

Turkmenistan: President Berdymukhamedov's Report Card at Four Years

by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick, EurasiaNet.org, USA - There's a growing sense, however, that Berdymukhamedov is not going further, not making good on some pledges, and even backsliding. In each of the areas of marginal improvement there is some caveat – health care remains absymal, Internet sites are blocked. While there's no shortage of speculation about what the Turkmen leader might do, as he seems affably inclined to make frequent promises, the reality is, after four years, we can now look at the pretty stark record of what has not been done (and more could be added to the list).

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