On 10 September the Central Election Commission of Belarus officially named the candidates for the post of the President of Belarus. Following the most important stages in the election race – the collection of voter signatures and their verification, and the submitting of necessary documents by the potential candidates – the Central Election Commission registered the presidential candidates who had collected at least 100,000 of valid voter signatures. They will continue their presidential run.
Candidates for Belarus’ presidency are:
On the day of the official candidate registration the CEC held a draw for the candidates’ TV and radio airtime, and approved the form and number of voting ballots.
The full-scale pre-election campaigning will begin a month ahead of the election day, on 11 September 2015.
Comments of CEC Chairperson Lidia Yermoshina and CEC Secretary Nikolai Lozovik on the day of presidential candidate registration are here:
Lidia Yermoshina: It is up to Western nations to recognize the presidential election as valid or not