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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Main polling day starts in Belarus` local elections (Naviny, 2010)

Polling stations opened in Belarus` local elections on Sunday morning to select 21,300 members of the country`s local councils called soviets.

It is not unlikely that presidential election will be held this fall (NAVINY.BY, 2010)

The central election commission does not rule out that the nest presidential election may be held in the fall of 2010, Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the commission, said in an interview with BelaPAN on Monday.

Belarus: Lukashenka considers holding next presidential election in early 2011 (NAVINY.BY, 2010)

Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Tuesday said that he was inclined to hold Belarus’ next presidential election at the beginning of 2011, noting that there were no factors that would force him to refuse to participate.

Belarus:Nominating candidate to become president, Charter 97 (2010)

In this interview with possible presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov discusses a number of concerns surrounding upcoming elections including the possible of influence of Russia on the process.

Presidential Elections in Belarus (Turkish Weekly, 2010)

Yesterday it became known that President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree for an extraordinary session of parliament on September 7th. Experts in Minsk do not exclude that the date of presidential elections will be assigned in this session, which can pass ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, the main discussions in the Belarusian political arena are about who Moscow would support during the upcoming election campaign. On the other hand, according to deputies, the extraordinary session should be devoted to consideration of the laws of the country's budget, the budget of State Social Protection Fund, on making amendments and additions to tax and budget codes.

Belarus: Pole to run against Lukashenko in presidential race (Rianovosti, 2010)

An ethnic Pole has announced plans to compete with Belarusian authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko in next year's presidential election, the Polish Radio External Service reported on Monday.

Belarus sets presidential elections for December, Deutsche Welle (2010)

This article reports on the announcement of the elections date in Belarus. As a matter of fact, the Parliament approved the new date for the next presidential election, December 19. President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power ever since 1994, will likely run for a fourth term.

Belarus Politician to Run for Presidency via Internet (CRIENGLISH.com, 2010)

An opposition candidate for the presidential elections in Belarus, Yaroslav Romanchuk, planned to conduct his election campaign sole on the Internet, Russian media reported Tuesday.

Belarus’ CEC prepares for presidential election (National Legal Internet Portal, 2010)

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus is actively preparing for the forthcoming presidential election, BelTA learnt from Secretary of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Lozovik.

Presidential election date set in Belarus (CNN, 2010)

Belarussian lawmakers have set December 19 as the date for the country's next presidential election, the state-owned BelTA news agency said Tuesday.

EU hopes for Belarus’ presidential race to be in line with European and international standards for democratic elections (Belorusskie Novosti, 2010)

The European Union hopes for Belarus’ presidential election that has been set for December 19 to be in line with European and international standards for democratic elections, Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson for Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, told BelaPAN.

ODIHR OSCE mission ready to arrive to Belarus (Charter 97, 2010)

There is no deadline for inviting the OSCE mission to Belarus. It has been stated in an interview to BelaPAN by Spokesperson of the ODIHR Election Observation Mission and the OSCE Office in Minsk Jens Eschenbaecher.