Pritweşjow was a minor (and very young) member of the Communist Party of Galzbiristan in the late Stanan era, beginning his political career at the age of 33 in 1986, the same year that Guqlanlalbeý Itmańbĕbýew was picked as successor to the ailing Stanan. As such a young member he was able to sidestep much of the infighting that tore at the fabric of the Party surrounding the succession of Itmańbĕbýew and come out both physically and politically unscathed by the upheaval.