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• Oct 27, 2008: General Elections in Belarus, 28th September 2008, Robert Schuman Foundation (2008) Analysis on General Elections in Belarus, to be held 28th September 2008 by Robert Schuman Foundation.
• Sep 03, 2008: Just 0.07 per cent of oppositionists in precinct election commissions. Rigging is being prepared?, Charter 97 (2008) Only 3 per cent of nominated representatives of democratic parties have become members of precinct election commissions.
• Aug 11, 2008: Belarusians declare boycott to electoral farce, Charter97 (2008) In the run-up to the so-called “parliamentary elections” actions under “Boycott!” title are held all over Belarus.
• Jul 03, 2008: Most Belarusian Opposition Leaders to Run in Parliamentary Elections, Office for Democratic Belarus (2008) Most Belarusian opposition politicians plan to run personally or indirectly in the parliamentary elections set by presidential decree for September 28.
• May 23, 2008: Belarus - Reaction to Belarus elections, BBC (2006) This article is about the reaction to Belarus elections held in March, 2006, when the victory of President Alexander Lukashenko in the Belarussian presidential elections has prompted mixed reactions. Mr Lukashenko won a landslide victory in Sunday's elections, securing a third five-year term in office. However, the opposition say the vote was unfair.
• May 23, 2008: Number of observers at elections in Belarus may be reduced, BELTA (2008) An official statement was made by Secretary of the Central Election Commission of Belarus Nikolai Lozovik, who believes it is possible to consider the possibility of reducing the number of international observers sent to monitor elections in Belarus.