{"id":110732,"date":"2024-10-23T11:19:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T08:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/110732\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"presidential-election-set-for-january-26","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/110732\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential election set for January 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bel_Vybory_Archv_POZ_1128-8172-e1737586311889.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 23, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus will hold a presidential election on January 26, the country\u2019s legislature has announced. The poll will be held five months ahead of the deadline provided by the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The election date is one month earlier than predicted by the opposition. The whole presidential election cycle will take just three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka has already launched his re-election campaign with rallies at agricultural fairs across Belarus, while politically-motivated reprisals in Belarus continue unabated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2020 election was marred by massive protests, allegations of fraud and an unprecedented crackdown on dissent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/poezd_vilnius_1128_onliner-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/poezd_vilnius_1128_onliner-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/poezd_vilnius_1128_onliner-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/poezd_vilnius_1128_onliner-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/poezd_vilnius_1128_onliner-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/poezd_vilnius_1128_onliner.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> The Viewer<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">The Viewer<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Lukashenka on the stump as opposition mulls strategy<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s re-election campaign is in full swing as he steps up informal visits to villages and small towns to give the campaign a more personal and down-to-earth feel. Meanwhile, his exiled opponents are still discussing their strategy for the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/longreads\/110374\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 23, Pozirk. Belarus will hold a presidential election on January 26, the country\u2019s legislature has announced. The poll will be held five months ahead of the deadline provided by the law. The election date is one month earlier than predicted by the opposition. 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