Meanwhile, in Turkmenistan

(((Given the utter hell that might plausibly have broken out, it's a relief to see that Turkmenistan has thus far failed to explode.
I hate to say that it's great news to see one suddenly dead podunk dictator succeeded by yet another podunk dictator, but wow, much worse things have happened in the oilpatch lately.)))

Link: Turkmenistan: Presidential Campaign Opens With Surprising Promises Of Reform - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY.