Seven people have submitted documents to register as presidential candidates - CEC
The message states that documents for registration as presidential candidates have been submitted to the Central Election Commission by Viktor Babaryka, Andrey Dmitriev, Anna Kanopatskaya, Alexander Lukashenko, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Valery Tsepkalo, and Sergey Cherechen.
Earlier, the CEC published information on the number of valid signatures in support of the nomination of presidential candidates: Viktor Babaryka has 165,744, Andrey Dmitriev - 106,841, Anna Kanopatskaya - 146,588, Alexander Lukashenko - 1,939,572. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has 104,757 signatures, Valery Tsepkalo - 75,249, Sergey Cherechen - 143,109.
Signature collection took place from May 21 to June 19. During this period, the initiative groups of contenders for the highest state post needed to secure the support of at least 100,000 adult citizens of Belarus who have the right to vote.
The authenticity of the signatures was verified by election commissions within a ten-day period after the submission of signature sheets. From June 20 to July 4, during the nomination stage, potential candidates provide the CEC with the necessary documents for registration. This will take place from July 5 to July 14. After that, the election campaign period will begin.
As reported, the House of Representatives has scheduled the presidential elections for August 9. According to the calendar plan, early voting in the elections will take place from August 4 to August 8. The Central Election Commission must announce the results no later than August 19. A second round, if necessary, is scheduled to take place no later than two weeks later, i.e., August 23.