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Early voting began on 4 August and ran until 8 August. [1] Incumbent Alexander Lukashenko was announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC) to have won a sixth term in office, crediting him with just over 80% of the vote. [2]
- Belarusian Independence Bloc
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- Hanna Kanapatskaya
Hanna Anatolyeuna Kanapatskaya (Belarusian: Ганна...
- Belarusian Independence Bloc
On 15 August 2020, the prime ministers of the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) called on Belarus to conduct new, "free and fair" elections supervised by international monitors.
- Historical Background
- Constitutional Status
- Selection Process
- Powers and Duties
- Oath of Office
- Removal
- Privileges
- Symbols
- See Also
Belarus first declared independence in early 1918 as the Belarusian Democratic Republic. Its head of state was the president of a provisional supreme governing body, the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic. In 1919, the Soviet Red Army forced the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic into exile where the Rada still exists, now led by Pr...
Article 79 of the Constitution of Belarus gives the status of head of stateto the president of the Republic of Belarus. He is also considered the guardian of the Constitution and the rights and freedoms of those who claim Belarusian citizenship or residency. The president is the personification of unification of the Belarusian state when conducting...
Eligibility
In order to be able to run for office, a candidate must be a Belarusian citizen by birth that is over thirty-five years old. The candidate must also reside within the republic for ten years and he or she must be able to cast a ballot legally. The provisions are set down in Article 80 of the Constitution.
Nomination and election
Elections for president occur every five years by a national vote. To be registered as a candidate for the presidency the prospective candidate is first required to have an initiative group of citizens containing no fewer than 100 persons. The initiative group must be registered with the Central Elections Commission no later than 85 days before the election.If successfully registered, the nominated candidate is tasked with collecting at least 100,000 valid signatures from eligible voters. If...
Articles 84 and 85 states the official political, social and national defense duties that are rested with the president. Other than the enumerated powers, Number 30 allows the president to use other powers granted to him either from national law or from other sections of the Constitution. Part of the prerogative of the president is the right to cal...
Before any person can assume the office officially, an oathmust be sworn within two months of the election results being finalized. The text of the oath is as follows: During the inauguration ceremony, members of both houses of the National Assembly, government ministers, officials and judges from the Constitutional, Supreme and Economic Courtmust ...
Articles 87 through 89 of the Constitution deal with how the presidency can change hands in-between election cycles. The president has the ability to resign from office at any time under Article 87. The letter of resignation is sent to the House of Representatives and is accepted by them. The president has the ability to be removed from office if h...
Under Article 79 of the Constitution, the president is immune from arrest, with exception to the treason/grave crimes clauses listed in Article 88 in the same document. Also under Article 79, the honor and dignity of the president will be protected by national law. Information, either printed in the news or reported on television, that is considere...
Officially, the only symbol denoting the presence of the president is the flag of the president of Belarus(Штандар Прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь). The standard, which has been in use since March 27, 1997, was adopted by a decree called "Concerning the Standard of the President of Republic of Belarus." signed into law by President Lukashenko. The s...
Aug 3, 2021 · The exiled opposition leader claimed victory in last year's Belarusian presidential election, after standing in place of her politician husband, who was detained in March 2020.
Aug 10, 2020 · The main challenger to Belarus's Alexander Lukashenko has refused to accept the autocratic president won 80% of the vote in Sunday's election.
Sep 8, 2020 · Belarus held a presidential election on Sunday 9 August 2020, with early voting taking place from 4 – 8 August. In the weeks leading up to the election there were large rallies against the incumbent president, despite an increasing crackdown on the opposition and several arrests.
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Oct 2, 2020 · Belarus's electoral commission says Mr Lukashenko won a sixth term with more than 80% of the vote. But the opposition says he cheated and that they won the election with at least 60% of the...
