Presidential election 2025 in Belarus

Election 2025: Belarus’ CEC registers Bobrikov’s initiative group
Belarus' presidential election is scheduled for 26 January 2025...

Election 2025: Belarus’ CEC registers Kanopatskaya’s initiative group
This decision was made at a meeting of the CEC of Belarus on 4 November...

Lukashenko on election 2025: We will fight for our Belarus
I am absolutely calm about the ongoing presidential election campaign, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media...

Election 2025: Belarus’ CEC receives documents from Gaidukevich’s initiative group
Oleg Gaidukevich submitted the documents to the CEC personally...

Election 2025: Belarus’ CEC receives documents from Khizhnyak’s initiative group
Aleksandr Khizhnyak is the chairman of the Republican Labor and Justice Party. He submitted documents to the CEC personally...

CIS mission to observe presidential election in Belarus
“We are all closely following the steps that are being taken to hold election in Belarus. Active work has already begun. I have talked to many representatives of the CIS countries. They are ready to nominate observers to our mission,” Sergei Lebedev said...

Election 2025: Belarus’ CEC registers Lukashenko’s initiative group
Head of the Department for Legal, Analytical and Methodological Work at the CEC Yelena Grigorovich recalled that the documents to register the initiative group to collect voters' signatures in support of the nomination of Aleksandr Lukashenko as a presidential candidate were submitted to the CEC on 26 October...

Belarus’ CEC: 26 January 2025 is the best time for presidential election
“The year 2025 completes the five-year period. There is a need to analyze the program of social and economic development of our country, how it was implemented, and to determine the development strategy for the next five-year period, the main directions of domestic and foreign policy,” Igor Karpenko said...

Lukashenko confident election campaign in Belarus will go well
Earlier, in an interview with Izvestia, Aleksandr Lukashenko also said that Belarus is ready for the election and is ready to respond to any provocations...

Candidate registration for 2025 presidential election in Belarus to start on 22 December
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus has published the 2025 presidential election calendar plan...

Belarus’ CEC to set up 153 territorial commissions, over 5,000 precinct commissions
"The main task of the territorial commissions will be to verify the authenticity of the signatures collected in support of presidential candidates, to monitor the activities and assist the precinct election commissions which, in turn, work with voter lists, organize voting and count votes at a polling station"...

CEC approves schedule of Belarus' presidential election process
The document has seven chapters, each dedicated to certain stage of the presidential election process...

Lukashenko asked whether he will run again
"Lukashenko has decided to run for a new term," the journalist wrote in her Telegram channel. She cited the dialog that took place during the interview...

CEC to meet on 24 October to discuss preparations for Belarus’ presidential election
The Central Election Commission will approve a plan of activities to arrange and conduct the presidential election, explain the procedures for the formation of commissions, the nomination of presidential candidates, the work of domestic and international observers, and other issues...

Sergeyenko: Belarus’ presidential election should be held in open, democratic manner
"Considering the significance of this event for the country, a big work is ahead of us, both in the parliament and in the constituencies"...

Karpenko explains why Belarus’ presidential election was scheduled for 26 January
According to him, holding the election of the president of the Republic of Belarus on 26 January 2025 seems justified, given the positive experience of conducting the 2022 referendum and the single voting day in 2024...

Sergeyenko: Belarus' presidential election will determine future of country for coming years
According to him, the results of the upcoming presidential election campaign are of key importance for every citizen, society and the state as a whole...

Karpenko: Belarus’ CEC is ready for the presidential election campaign
According to him, setting the date of the presidential election in Belarus on 26 January 2025 fully complies with the Constitution and the Electoral Code...

About 60,000 people to work at election commissions during presidential election
According to him, due to a small time gap between the single voting day and the presidential election, these people will not have to refresh their skills...

Belarus’ presidential election scheduled for 26 January 2025
"According to Article 81 of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus and Article 56 of the Electoral Code, the election of the President of the Republic of Belarus shall be appointed by the House of Representatives no later than five months and held on Sunday no later than two months before the expiration of the term of office of the previous president"...

Lukashenko: We've held an election, there will be no other
“The election proceeded in a civilized manner. 80% of the votes cannot be falsified,” the Belarusian leader stressed...

Belarus presidential election results finalized
The CEC held a session on 14 August to finalize the results of the presidential election...

Belarus' CEC updates preliminary voting results
The incumbent president Aleksandr Lukashenko got 80.08% of the vote (he was the candidate of choice for 4,659,561 voters)...

Lebedev: Belarus' presidential election was organized well
"Citizens were given an opportunity to take part in a competitive race, with five candidates standing for election. The election was open. In addition to that, we saw that all voters could come and cast their ballots for the candidate of their choice"...

CIS mission: No facts questioning legitimacy of Belarus presidential election
"The CIS mission finds that the 9 August presidential election was conducted in compliance with the Constitution and the Electoral Code of Belarus. The election was open, competitive and ensured the free expression of the will of citizens of Belarus"...

Observers: Belarus presidential election in line with the law
It was stressed that no major violations which could influence the result of the election were registered. Every citizen had an opportunity to cast their ballots for the candidate he or she supported...

Preliminary election results: Lukashenko gets 80.23% of votes
According to the preliminary information, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was the candidate of choice for 9.9% of voters. Anna Kanopatskaya received 1.68% of the votes, Andrei Dmitriyev got 1.04%, Sergei Cherechen got 1.13%, ‘none of the above' 6.02%...

Belarus’ CEC reveals preliminary election results in some districts
As far as Brest Oblast is concerned, the turnout in four districts of the region was 95.7%. These are Drogichin District, Zhabinka District, Kamenets District and Malorita District where 85,837 people cast their ballots...

Yermoshina does not rule out changing law to allow voting after 20:00
The CEC head noted that in Minsk there were ten polling stations where several hundreds of people were queuing to vote...

Voter turnout at presidential election in Belarus at 84.05% as of 20:00
Voter turnout in Brest Oblast amounted to 91.97% of the total number of registered voters in the region. The figure totaled 82.73% in Vitebsk Oblast, 89.81% in Gomel Oblast, 88.81% in Grodno Oblast, and 90.44% in Mogilev Oblast...

CIS IPA mission hails good organization of voting at Belarus’ presidential election
"We have not seen any violations that could have an impact on the voting or the results of the voting"...

VCIOM: Exit poll in Belarus in compliance with rules
"This is the first time I monitored the exit poll in Belarus. It was interesting to see how the unprofessional service would fare. The volume of work was big: 320 polling stations, over 12,000 people"...

Ecoom announces phone survey results
The telephone survey was conducted on 9 August. The nationwide sample is 1,879 respondents. The margin of error does not exceed 2.5-4%...

Results of nationwide exit poll during presidential election in Belarus revealed
The exit poll took place at 320 polling stations across the country...

All polling stations close in Belarus, vote count in progress
All in all, 5,767 have been set up for the presidential election, including 44 abroad...

Voter turnout at presidential election in Belarus at 79.01% as of 18:00
Lidia Yermoshina noted that voter turnout in many regions was past 80%. Only Minsk Oblast and the city of Minsk were below 80%...

Online platform for alternative vote count identified as linchpin for staging mass riots in Belarus
The official believes that the people, who developed and deployed the online platform, should be prosecuted...

Belarus' CEC blames long queues outside polling stations on provocations
Lidia Yermoshina reminded that polling stations will close at 20:00 in any case...

Voter turnout at presidential election in Belarus at 73.4% as of 16:00
Voting has already ended at some polling stations located in sanatoriums, healthcare institutions, and army units. Those polling stations have started counting votes, Vadim Ipatov said...

Cyberattacks against websites of government agencies expected to have no effect on Belarus’ CEC work
“I don’t think it will affect the commission’s work in any way because we work on a very important task of political nature. We have to make sure that the election proceeds in line with the Belarusian legislation”...

Belarus' CEC gets no information on public order violations
“Information that the Central Election Commission has received is related first of all to the administration of the law, the organization of the election process. We have received no information regarding any serious violations of public order. Some issues arise. This is an electoral campaign and in any country it is always emotional, never mind the presidential election”...

Opinion: Turnout in Belarus’ election might reach 90%
The expert pointed to a tough competition between the candidates, between their teams and groups of people that are behind some candidates...

Voter turnout at presidential election in Belarus at 65.19% as of 14:00
Voter turnout stood at 64.21% in Minsk Oblast, 72.57% in Mogilev Oblast, and 52.3% in the city of Minsk...

Presidential election in Belarus declared valid
According to Lidia Yermoshina, voter turnout has exceeded 50% in all the regions except for Minsk. As of 12:00 voter turnout in Gomel Oblast and Mogilev Oblast exceeded 60%...

Yermoshina: Polls in Telegram channels are a hoax
“The exit poll is held only on election day, that is today, it is an established practice”...

National exit poll results to be unveiled after polling stations are closed
"International practices suggest that findings of exit polls are very close to official election results"...

Presidential election declared valid in Brest Oblast
As of 12:00 50.3% of the voters cast their votes. Elections were recognized as valid in 15 districts in Brest Oblast, including in Baranovichi and in Leninsky District of Brest...

Lukashenko talks about observers’ evaluation of elections
The head of state stressed he wants calm and quiet in the country, he wants Belarusians to be able to raise kids without fear...

Presidential election declared valid in Mogilev Oblast
The election is declared valid if the turnout is at least 50%...

Turnout at Belarus presidential election reaches 45.33%
A total of 40.49 percent of ballots were cast in Brest Oblast, with 45.79 percent cast in Vitebsk Oblast. Turnout made up 57.82% in Gomel Oblast, 42.47% in Grodno Oblast...

Lukashenko casts his ballot in Belarus’ presidential election
As usual, the head of state cast his ballot at the polling station set up at the Belarusian State University of Physical Culture...

CIS IPA election observation mission has no remarks regarding voting process in Belarus
"We have been to many regions, cities and towns. We have heard all the participants of the observation process. We have not received a single complaint over these days"...

Belarus' presidential election declared valid in Gomel Oblast
Mogilev Oblast also approached the 50% mark: 49.92% of voters cast a ballot during the five-day early voting opportunity...

Polling stations at Belarus presidential election open at 8:00
A total of 5,767 polling stations were set up, including in sanatoriums, health resorts, hospitals and other inpatient healthcare facilities, 13 in military units and 44 outside Belarus...

9 August: Election day in Belarus
The presidential election in Belarus is held on the basis of direct suffrage by secret ballot...

Lebedev: Early voting is popular with Belarusian voters
"We note that the current political race in Belarus is more tense than the previous ones. We view it as growing political activities of voters"...

Early voting turnout reaches 22.47% in Belarus
On 4-6 August a total of 20.45 percent of ballots were cast in Brest Oblast, with 21.18 percent cast in Vitebsk Oblast. Turnout made up 30.22% in Gomel Oblast, 20.05% in Grodno Oblast...

Polling station for Belarus’ presidential election operates in Beijing
Belarusians are free to cast their ballots either as part of early voting or on 9 August. The polling station will stay open from 8.00 to 20.00 on 9 August...

Belarus' presidential election: Turnout at 12.75% after two days of early voting
According to the CEC, 11,26% of voters took advantage of the early voting opportunity in Brest Oblast. The turnout in Vitebsk Oblast stood at 12.16%, in Gomel Oblast at 16.44%, in Grodno Oblast at 10.01%...

4.98% of votes cast on first day of early voting in Belarus
The total number of eligible voters is 6,836,585 people...

Lukashenko: Every eligible voter should be provided with opportunity to vote
Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that the election would be held in full compliance with the Belarusian legislation and solely in the interests of the Belarusian people...

Nearly 1000 interviewers to conduct election exit poll in Belarus
In accordance with the sociological sample, a survey network has been developed and tested and almost 1,000 interviewers have been selected and trained. They will conduct surveys at more than 300 polling stations. All of the interviewers will wear a special uniform featuring the organization’s logo...

Lukashenko: If you want another president, go to polls instead of taking to streets
"We are not muzzling anyone. Any criticism, any views, any disputes – everything is possible, but in strict compliance with the law"...

Early voting for presidential election kicks off in Belarus
Polling places will be open from 10:00 till 14:00 and from 16:00 till 19:00. Voters will not have to explain why they will not be able to come to the polls on election day. In order to receive a ballot paper, voters should present their passport...

Lukashenko orders to ensure safe operation of election commissions
"It is our sacred duty to ensure security at each polling station"...

Belarus CEC receives documents to accredit 149 CIS election observers
The office also maintains cooperation with government bodies that are authorized to deal with complaints related to violations of the electoral process...

Over 300 polling stations to take part in exit poll at Belarus presidential election
About a thousand specialists will be involved in the study. “The number of respondents is to exceed 12,000 people”...

International experts to monitor Belarus' election exit poll
"We have sent invitations to many experts in a number of countries. These are the UK, Austria, Sweden, Poland, Russia, Armenia, and other states"...

Belarus' presidential election: National exit poll due on 9 August
The survey will be conducted by the Youth Laboratory of Sociological Studies at the Belarusian Union of Public Associations “Belarusian Committee of Youth Associations”...

CEC reveals number of eligible voters in Belarus presidential election
According to the CEC, there are 984,601 voters in Brest Oblast, 849,472 in Vitebsk Oblast and 1,069,567 in Gomel Oblast. Grodno Oblast has 751,084 voters, Minsk Oblast - 1,142,043 and Mogilev Oblast - 801,825. Most of them are in Minsk - 1,241,021...