Elections in Belarus gives information on election and election results in Belarus. An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ...

Belarus elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly (Nacionalnoje Sabranie) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Palata Predstaviteley) has 110 members elected in single-seat constituencies elected for a four year term. The Council of the Republic (Soviet Respubliki) has 64 members, 56 members indirectly elected and 8 members appointed by a head of state - the president - . Belarus is a state in which the president dominates. parties that support a head of state - the president - have a chance at elections. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. The 113-17 October 2004 elections, according to the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission [1], fell significantly short of OSCE commitments. Universal principles and constitutionally guaranteed rights of expression, association and assembly were seriously challenged, calling into question the Belarusian authorities’ willingness to respect the concept of political competition on a basis of equal treatment. According to this mission principles of an inclusive democratic process, whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates to present their views without obstruction, and voters to learn about them and discuss them freely, were largely ignored. Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State in many Commonwealth countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand, the Bahamas and many more, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus is the bicameral parliament that governs the Eastern Europe country of Belarus. ... In government, bicameralism (bi + Latin camera, chamber) is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... Under the 1996 Constitution, the House of Representatives (Palata Predstavitelei) is the lower house of the parliament of Belarus. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The Council of the Republic is the upper house in Belarus bicameral parliament, the National Assembly. ... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State in many Commonwealth countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand, the Bahamas and many more, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State in many Commonwealth countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand, the Bahamas and many more, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ... The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ...

Latest presidential and parliamentary elections

These elections fell according to the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission [2] significantly short of OSCE commitments. Universal principles and constitutionally guaranteed rights of expression, association and assembly were seriously challenged, calling into question the Belarusian authorities’ willingness to respect the concept of political competition on a basis of equal treatment. According to this mission principles of an inclusive democratic process, whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates to present their views without obstruction, and voters to learn about them and discuss them freely, were largely ignored. The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Vladimir Goncharik is the leader of the opposition in Belarus against Alexander Lukashenko. ... The Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus (Liberalna-Demokratychnaya Partya Belarusi) is a political party in Belarus, that supports the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The Communist Party of Belarus (Belarusian: Камуністы́чная па́ртыя Белару́сі) is a political party in Belarus. ... The Agrarian Party of Belarus (Belarusian: Агра́рная па́ртыя Белару́сі (Agrarnaya Partya Belarusi)) is a political party in Belarus. ... The Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus (Liberalna-Demokratychnaya Partya Belarusi) is a political party in Belarus, that supports the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The Peoples Coalition 5 Plus (Narodnaja Kaalicja Pjacerka Plys) is a political alliance in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenka. ... The Belarusian Labour Party (Belaruskaya Partya Pratsy) is a political party in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... Belarusian Popular Front Revival or BPF (Belarus during the perestroika times. ... The Belarusian Social Democratic Party-Assembly (Satsyal-Demokratuchnaya Partya Belarusi - Hramada) is a political party in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The Party of Communists of Belarus (Partya Kamunistov Belaruskaya) is a political party in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The United Civic Party of Belarus (Belarusian: ) is a liberal party in Belarus. ... The Democratic Centrist Coalition (Kaalitsya Demakratychnikh Tsentrystau) is a political alliance in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... Republic (Respublika) is a political party in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The Young Belarus (Maladaya Belarus) is a political party in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The European Coalition Free Belarus (Eurapeyskaya Kaalitsya Svabodnaya Belarus) is a political party in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The Belarusian Social Democratic Party - Peoples Assembly (Satsyal-Demokratychnaya Partya Belarusi - Nardonaya Hramada) is a political party in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The Belarusian Womens Party Hope (Belaruskaya Partya Zhanchyn Nadzeya) is a political party in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The Conservative Christian Party (Konservativnaya Khrystsiyanska Partya) is a political party in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The Social Democratic Party of Popular Accord (Satsyal-Demokratychnaya Partya Narodnaya Zgody) is a political party in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The Belarusian Socialist Sporting Party (Belaruskaya Satsyalistychnaya-Spartynaya Partya) is a political party in Belarus, that supports the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The Republican Party of Labour and Juctice (Respublikanskaya Partya Pratsy y Spravyadivasti) is a political party in Belarus, that supports the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ... The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ...

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ...

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• Parties and Elections in Europe
• Belarusian Parliamentary Elections in the Internet, 2004
• Information gathered ahead of the 2006 presidential election in Belarus
• Presidential Elections in Belarus 2006, Belapan Daily News