BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

19/11/2010

Ten Presidential Candidates Qualify for Belarus Ballot, Despite Severe Ballot Access Law

Belarus holds its presidential election on December 19, 2010. The term is for 7 years. Ten candidates qualified for the ballot, despite the harsh ballot access law that requires 100,000 signatures. See this story. Belarus has a population of 9,850,000, and is one of the few nations of the world that has imitated the United States by requiring hundreds of thousands of signatures for presidential candidates to appear on the ballot.

The incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko, is running for re-election. He has held the presidency since 1994. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for the link.

Source:

http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/11/19/ten-presidential-candidates-qualify-for-belarus-ballot-despite-severe-ballot-access-law/