News & Events in Belarus

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%...

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%...

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...

People’s Doctor of Belarus title awarded to Igor Karpov
"He is a worthy example of a true people's doctor of Belarus"...

Lukashenko thanks medical workers of Belarus
"I am glad to have this opportunity to personally thank you and all the medical workers of the country for your selfless, even heroic work"...

Lukashenko convenes meeting to discuss security during presidential election
"It is clear that the election is going on, early voting is in full swing; however it still makes sense to analyze once again the current situation taking into consideration our experience, and to think of additional measures to maintain security in the near term"...

Belarus government, central bank instructed to channel all resources into real sector
"There is only one goal – save the country, save jobs without losing revenues. Frankly speaking, even modest results will be satisfactory"...

Belarus pursues predictable foreign policy
According to the president, today Belarus is on this geopolitical rift. Living by its wits, it has become the only peaceful place in the center of Eurasia...

Lukashenko: No alternative to a strong state in the nation's life
"Events that deliver an unprecedented impact on the course of history sometimes happen in the life of every state and the entire world as a whole. Since its beginning the year 2020 has been filled with a sequence of such events"...

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...

Belarus president meets with State Control Committee chairman
“The head of the State Control Committee has always been responsible for Vitebsk Oblast and forestry industry. I think you are close to these matters,” the president said. “This is why I would like you to go to Vitebsk Oblast, get to the bottom of the situation over there, and be the president’s plenipotentiary representative in this region”...

Lukashenko calls urgent Security Council meeting to discuss arrest of foreign militants
"I’ve invited you to look into the matter of this, one can say, emergency that happened this night. There is no other word for it"...

Lukashenko: Belarusian army is compact and sufficient
"We have set up a national military school and established the process of training specialists. It is no coincidence that the Belarusian army ranks 53rd out of almost 140 countries on the annual Global Firepower index"...

Decision to develop reliable national security system in Belarus hailed as the right one
"We made the right decisions and can say now that our national security system has been developed thanks to the efforts of our people. No one gave us anything, and we owe nothing to anyone"...

Lukashenko: Belarus needs to crop at least 9.5m tonnes of grain this year
According to Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Krupko, some 19% of the areas under grain and leguminous crops have been harvested so far...

Lukashenko: Timely harvesting is crucial for country’s food security
The head of state said that whoever is at the post of the president or governor, bread is always of crucial importance for the country...

Lukashenko to deliver State of the Nation Address on 3 August
The head of state said earlier that the event had been scheduled for mid April. However, it was postponed because of the pandemic...

Lukashenko visits new swimming pool in Maryina Gorka
According to the president, the swimming pool should be both open to residents and also train promising athletes for the national team...

5th Special Operations Brigade shows Lukashenko its weapons and gear
The president inspected the small arms used by special forces: machine guns, sniper rifles, assault rifles, grenade launchers and rocket launchers...