Election Profile:

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At stake in this election:

  • The office of President of Belarus

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Aleksandr LUKASHENKO
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Sergei SIDORSKY
  • Assembly: Belarus has a bicameral Parliament (Natsionalnoye Sobranie) consisting of the Council of the Republic (Soviet Respubliki) with 64 seats and the Chamber of Representatives (Palata Pretsaviteley) with 110 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the Council of the Republic (Soviet Respubliki), 56 members are elected by regional governing councils to serve 4-year terms and 8 members are appointed by the president to serve 4-year terms. In the Chamber of Representatives (Palata Pretsaviteley) 110 members are elected by universal adult suffrage to serve 4-year terms.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

  • Aleksandr LUKASHENKO
    Party: Independent
  • Uladzimir HANCHARYK
    Bloc: Democratic "Five

Last Presidential election:

  • The last presidential election was July 10, 1994. Aleksandr LUKASHENKO received 85% of the vote, thereby defeating Vyachesla KEBICH who received 15%.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 10,366,719 (July 2000 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 7,800,000 ( 1999 est.)

Last Updated on 01/17/2006