President Niyazov is not actually a democratic president.He does not allow political opposition and there is no freedom of the press. 尼亚佐夫并非是民主总统，他不允许政治异议，土库曼也没有新闻自由。
President Niyazov made the announcement in a speech broadcast on Turkmen television, which in effect made it a presidential order. 总统尼亚佐夫在土库曼斯坦的电视讲话中宣布了这条消息，实际上这就是总统御令。
