Presidential election in Belarus in 2025
Presidential election in Belarus will be held in January 2025. According to the Constitution, the head of state is elected for five years, and the election must take place on a Sunday no later than two months before the expiration of the term of office of the incumbent President, whose term of office is counted from the moment of inauguration.
The current presidential election campaign is the seventh in the history of independent Belarus. The previous elections were held on:
- 23 June 1994 (run-off on 10 July)
- 9 September 2001
- 19 March 2006
- 19 December 2010
- 11 October 2015
- 9 August 2020
Date of the presidential election in 2025
The presidential election is scheduled for 26 January 2025. This date was approved at the meeting of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus on 23 October.
Early voting for the presidential election 2025 will be running from 21 to 25 January.
CEC Chairman Igor Karpenko noted that 26 January 2025 was the most optimal time for the election campaign and gave several arguments.
If necessary, a run-off will take place no later than 9 February 2025.
2025 election campaign: main stages
The Central Election Commission of Belarus approved the calendar plan of events of the presidential election. Traditionally the main stages are:
- establishment of election commissions and polling stations;
- nomination and registration of presidential candidates;
- provision of information to voters and conduct of the election campaign;
- voting, vote count and tabulation of results.
All the key dates and deadlines for each stage of the 2025 election campaign have been set in accordance with the Constitution and the Electoral Code.
A total of 153 territorial commissions and more than 5,000 precinct commissions will be formed for the 2025 presidential election. Belarusian legislation does not provide for the establishment of polling stations abroad.
For the latest news of the election campaign, the official data of social research, and the opinions of experts, please visit the 2025 Presidential Election in Belarus section.
Presidential election candidates
A person, who is a natural-born citizen of the Republic of Belarus, who is 40 years old, who is eligible to vote, and who has resided in Belarus for at least 20 years prior to the election, and who has not previously held a foreign citizenship or residence permit or other document of a foreign state entitling him to privileges and other advantages can run for presidency.
To learn more about the nomination of candidates for the post of the President of Belarus, please click here.
Observation of the 2025 presidential election in Belarus
Citizens of Belarus and invited representatives of other states and international organizations are entitled to monitor the election, provided they have accreditation in line with the specified working procedure for observers.
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