Pavieł Łatuška and Movement for Freedom dominate opposition vote

May 28, Pozirk. Some 6,700 Belarusians have voted in the election for the opposition Coordination Council (KR), just a tiny share of the critics who have fled reprisals or stayed in the country without the opportunity to protest in the streets.
In the early hours of May 28, the KR announced the following preliminary results:
- Solidarity: 104 votes, 0 mandates
- Liberty: 432 votes, six mandates
- European Choice: 605 votes, eight mandates
- Our Cause: 489 votes, seven mandates
- Voice of Diasporas: 184 votes, zero mandates
- Independent Belarusians: 616 votes, eight mandates
- Prakopjeŭ-Jahoraŭ Bloc: 1,050 votes and 13 mandates
- Team Łatuška and Movement for Freedom: 2,358 votes, 28 mandates
- Down with Fear!: 226 votes, three mandates
- Strana Dlya Zhizni: 61 votes, zero mandates
- Youth Offensive: 598 votes, seven mandates
The election was held online on May 25–27 under a proportional system, with a gender quota for women. Belarusians had to submit scans of their passports in order to vote.
According to one study, about 500,000–600,000 Belarusians left their country after the 2020 presidential election by January 2024.
Vote leaders
Pavieł Łatuška is a former government minister who joined the opposition in 2020. His National Anti-Crisis Management (NAM) is based in Poland.
Movement for Freedom has its roots in the 2006 election campaign. In November 2021, the Supreme Court revoked its Belarusian registration. It is led by Juraś Hubarevič.
The final results are to be announced in June.
Cyberattack on Coordination Council voting platform repelled
- Economy
- EconomyBelarus’ employed workforce down 2,400 in November – official dataThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecuritySBU arrests suspected agent linked to Belarus’ border committeeThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyEDB predicts continued wage growth in Belarus in 2026The material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsRights group reports more than 1,250 political convictions in 2025The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityLatvia to keep enhanced border measures amid irregular migration via BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- Economy, SocietyOfficial: more than 480,000 pensioners employed in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarus-Russia trade to exceed $60 billion this year – envoyThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyExpert: Minsk unlikely to relax economic control despite slow growthThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityPoland locates 17 weather balloons with smuggled Belarusian cigarettesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, SocietyScholar advocates Japan-style R&D support to revive Belarusian scienceThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- Politics, SecurityBelarus’ defense minister blames Ukraine for persistent tensionsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- Politics, SecurityLithuania withdraws from anti-personnel landmines treatyThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- PoliticsEx-CEO of Belorusy i Rynok Załatych moves to Warsaw months after release from Belarus prisonThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- SocietyFrench traveler arrested at Belarusian border for carrying a handgunThe material is available only to POZIRK+



