Acting President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow won his third presidential term with 97.69% of the votes, TASS reported quoting Central Election Committee.

Eight contenders competed against the Turkmen president-elect in the latest election, whose turnout stood at 97.27 percent of the population.

Berdimuhamedow, 59, has served as the president of Turkmenistan since February 2007. He became acting president after the death of President Saparmurat Niyazov in December 2006 and won the presidential election. In February 2012, he was re-elected. In October 2011, Berdimuhamedow was given the title "Hero of Turkmenistan." He also received many highest awards in the country and abroad and is an honorary academician in a number of foreign universities.