Syarhei Cherachan

On August 7, the local police detained Mikalai Lysyankou, the leader of Syarhei Cherachan’s election team, near a polling station in the town of Stoubtsy.

On July 29, CEC Chairperson Lidziya Yarmoshyna summoned all the presidential candidates to the Belarusian Central Election Commission without giving any reason.

The former head of the HTP plans to appeal against the decision of the commissions.

Valery Tsapkala will no longer take part in the presidential race. After the check conducted by the Central Election Commission (CEC), only 75,000 signatures collected for his presidency nomination have been accepted as valid.

Hanna Kanapatskaya’s initiative group has collected 100,000 signatures. In accordance with the electoral law, it is enough for her nomination for the presidential election.

On June 7, as was the case a week and two weeks ago, the initiative groups of potential presidential candidates were collecting signatures for their nomination. Pre-election pickets took place in about 30 Belarusian cities and towns.