The Central election Commission (CEC) of Belarus has received a statement from President Alexander Lukashenko on registration of the initiative group for nomination him as a candidate in the presidential election. Elections in the country scheduled for 9 August.According to the CEC (.pdf), head of the initiative group of Lukashenka became the President of the Federation of trade unions of Belarus Mikhail Orda. All applications for registration of initiative groups to collect signatures of voters to the CEC submitted 14 candidates. Among them under administrative detention by the Belarusian blogger Sergei tikhanovski. Potential presidential candidates will have to apply for registration of their initiative groups by may 15. The collection of signatures will be held from 21 may to 19 June. From 5 to 14 July there will be registration of candidates, after the start of the election campaign. Earlier, the opposition of Belarus announced that it will not nominate a single candidate. According to the opposition, in a pandemic coronavirus conduct a full campaign is impossible. Elections, also refused the oldest opposition party “Belarusian popular front”. At the same time the intention to participate was declared by the former head of the Belarusian “daughter” of Gazprombank Victor Babariko.About the beginning of the election campaign in the country — in the material “Kommersant” “Alexander Lukashenko is a new term with the parade.”
