Presidential election 2015 in Belarus

Around 800 observers from OSCE, CIS expected for Belarus president election
Chairperson of Belarus’ Central Election Commission reminded that the CIS mission has already begun its work. The OSCE mission will be deployed on 26 August...

Early registration of candidates to increase campaigning period in Belarus
The CEC head believes that the signature collection is the most interesting stage in the election campaign. In her words, when the campaigning period kicks off, the registered candidates will have stricter self-censorship...

Precinct election commissions to update electoral registers after 26 August
The precinct election commissions will verify and prepare reliable voters' lists. All Belarusian citizens included in these lists will be invited to vote in the presidential election on 11 October...

OSCE long-term election observation mission in Belarus starts 26 August
As was informed, the Belarusian presidential election will be monitored by about 40 long-term and nearly 400 short-term observers from the OSCE...

Most potential presidential candidates reach 100,000 signature threshold
Once the signature sheets are verified by the election commissions, the nominees will become the candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus...

MFA: International observers will contribute towards objective opinion on Belarus' election
"Belarus confirmed its readiness to provide the CIS observation mission with the necessary assistance for the fulfillment of its mandate"...

Lebedev hopes Ukraine will send observers for Belarus president election
“We hope that all the countries of the CIS will be represented in the CIS observation mission. We sent invitations to the heads of the central election commissions of all the eleven CIS member states”...

CIS to deploy over 40 long-term observers for president election in Belarus
It is planned that the observation will involve representatives of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Belarus-Russia Union State, the State Duma and the Federation Council...

CIS mission to keep in touch with OSCE observers during Belarus election
"CIS observers also keep in touch with their colleagues working in Central Asia. We maintain close ties with international observers. We always learn something from one another”...

516 national observers accredited to monitor Belarus president election
The information was released by Chairwoman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina...