Presidential Election

Presidential Election

the same procedure every five years

Location: 

Minsk, Belarus

Duration: 

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Journey: 

personal highlights

  1. President: former president runs for his fifth term since 1994
  2. Announcement: the event was vividly and colourfully promoted
  3. Candidates: information is scarce on the street as well as online
  4. Results: president confirmed with 83.47% / participation 87.22%
  5. Elections: the streets are quiet, life is going on, no changes?

image sources

  1. Pedagogical University @ Lenin Square
  2. Alexander Lukashenko, Independent
  3. Tatsiana Karatkevich, People's Referendum
  4. Nikolai Ulakhovich, Belarusian Patriotic Party
  5. Sergei Gaidukevich, Liberal Democratic Party

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