Presidential election 2015 in Belarus

Belarus CEC lays blame for negative opinions about presidential election on opposition
"These are, first of all, opposition politicians who could not take part in the election or did not manage to collect the necessary number of signatures during the first stage of the election campaign"...

Election 2015. Yermoshina to meet with head of OSCE/ODIHR mission soon
"Members of the OSCE/ODIHR mission ask the CEC to provide copies of complaints and responses to them almost every week"...

Belarusian presidential candidates encouraged to put more effort into campaigning
"Presidential candidates should arrange face-to-face meetings with voters more actively"...

Two candidates for Belarus presidency publish election programs
The canvassing and propaganda stage of the campaign to elect the president of the Republic of Belarus began on 11 September...

Gaidukevich, Korotkevich apply for participation in TV debates
According to the Central Election Commission of Belarus, televised debates can take place if the intention to take part in them is voiced by at least two candidates...

Yermoshina positive about cooperation with observation missions
"Everything looks quite objective. Questions asked are unbiased. At present I am very much positive about the cooperation with the missions"...

OSCE ODIHR election observers dig deep in Belarus
"OSCE representatives contact the Central [Election] Commission in person every week. They talk for a lot of time, look into various problems, copy all the complaints relating to the election and the answers given to the complaints. Certainly, all of it will be in the conclusion"...

Kupchyna meets with OSCE PA representatives
Alena Kupchyna met with Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Head of the Swedish Delegation to the OSCE PA, Special Coordinator of the short-term OSCE observer mission at the presidential elections in Belarus Kent Harstedt...

Pre-election campaign kicks off in Belarus
The Belarusian laws prohibit calls for boycotting or disrupting election. Campaigning for electoral participation or particular candidates is allowed...

Belarus’ CEC: It is up to Western nations to recognize the presidential election as valid or not
"195 international observers have been accredited so far. Of them 105 observers represent the CIS mission while the rest represent the OSCE and PACE missions. The PACE mission has submitted registration papers for nine people"...