{"id":160016,"date":"2025-10-14T21:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160016\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lukasenka-signs-law-allowing-russians-to-vote-in-local-elections","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160016\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka signs law allowing Russians to vote in local elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 14, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has signed into law a bill that allows Russians residing in Belarus to run and vote in local elections, according to the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a similar law allowing Belarusians to participate in Russian local elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russian nationals living in Belarus were entitled to vote in local elections before. In the February 2024 local election, for example, more than 95,000 Russians were registered to vote in Belarus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 14, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has signed into law a bill that allows Russians residing in Belarus to run and vote in local elections, according to the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office. On July 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a similar law allowing Belarusians to participate in Russian local elections. 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