five more years

anhnha said:

Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov secured five more years as leader of the Central Asian state by winning 97 per cent of votes in Sunday presidential election, the Cen-tral Election Commission said yesterday.

What does "five more years" mean here?
I think it mean more than five years but the word order here is the things confusing me.
Thank for help.

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5jj said:

he has already had a number of years as president. Now he has an additional five years.

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SoothingDave said:

He won an election for a 5 year term.

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amigos4 said:

Anhnha, the word 'more' in this context means the Turkmen president will be president for another five year period. He is the current president...he won the election...he will continue to be the leader for an additional five years. The meaning of 'more' in this example indicates that Berdymukhamedov is presently in office and will continue for another five years, which, apparently, is the length of time before another election will take place.

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anhnha said:

Thank you for clearing that up.
I understand its meaning now. The word "more" and position make me confused.
Can I replace the phrase"five more years" by "five years more" or "more five years" in the original sentence?
Is "more" an adjective in the above sentence?

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