{"id":111032,"date":"2024-10-24T16:26:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T13:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/111032\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"collection-of-ballot-access-signatures-to-begin-on-november-7","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/111032\/","title":{"rendered":"Collection of ballot-access signatures to begin on November 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

October 24, Minsk<\/em>.<\/strong> The collection of signatures for presidential nominations will begin on November 7, Belarus’ top election official Ihar Karpienka told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initiative groups nominating presidential candidates must apply for registration no later than November 1, he said. Early voting is set for January 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, the Belarusian House of Representatives scheduled the presidential election for January 26 and Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka announced that he will run for the seventh term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian pro-democracy forces have called on supporters to protest the election “by voting against all those who steal our right to vote.” By voting \u201cagainst all\u201d the Belarusian public will demonstrate that it continues to oppose \u0141uka\u0161enka and demands free and fair elections, they said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The country has not held a single free and fair election since 1996, by standards of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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