Trump extends U.S. sanctions against Lukashenka, other Belarusians

President Donald Trump has extended by one year the United States’ sanctions against Alyaksandr Lukashenka and certain other Belarusians.

Ongoing elections have been most democratic since 2000, top election official says

The ongoing elections for the House of Representatives have been the most democratic in the country since 2000, Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the central election commission, told reporters in Minsk on Wednesday after casting her ballot at a polling station in Electoral District No.

Lukashenka warns against forcing people to vote

Alyaksandr Lukashenka warned on Tuesday that authorities should not compel people to vote in the ongoing elections for the House of Representatives.

Obama extends U.S. sanctions against Lukashenka, other Belarusians

President Barack Obama has extended by one year the United States’ sanctions against Alyaksandr Lukashenka and certain other Belarusians.

Lukashenka approves proposals for «improving» electoral process

He was commenting on the results of Mr. Lukashenka's meeting with top election officials and government officials on Wednesday.

Karatkevich asks election authorities to invalidate vote results

Tatsyana Karatkevich on Wednesday formally requested the central election commission to invalidate the results of Belarus' October 6-11 presidential election.

Lukashenka said to have won with 83.49 percent

Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the central election commission, announced at about 2:30 a.m.

Top election official expresses hope that coming presidential election campaign will not be boring

The head of the central election commission has expressed hope that this year's presidential election campaign will not be "boring" or "sleep-inducing."

Yarmoshyna pledges to try to give foreign election observers no cause for criticism

Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the central election commission, expressed hope on Tuesday that foreign observers would not criticize this year's presidential election.

Presidential election set for October 11

The House of Representatives of the Belarusian National Assembly unanimously voted Tuesday to set October 11 as the date for a presidential election.

Obama extends US sanctions against Lukashenka, nine other Belarusians

US President Barack Obama has extended by one year his country’s sanctions against Alyaksandr Lukashenka and nine other Belarusians.

Yarmoshyna appears to have no intention to retire

  Lidziya Yarmoshyna told reporters in Minsk on Friday that she did not know how long she would remain head of the central election commission.

Central election commission reports turnout of 74.3 percent

As many as 74.3 percent of all eligible voters cast their ballots in Belarus’ September 18-23 House of Representatives elections, Mikalay Lazavik, secretary of the central election commission, announced at about 0:30 a.m. at a news conference in Minsk.

Election authorities did their utmost to secure international observers\' positive opinion of parliamentary vote, Yarmoshyna says

The central election commission did its utmost its utmost to ensure that international observers give a positive opinion of the September 18-23 elections for the House of Representatives, Chairwoman Lidziya Yarmoshyna told reporters in Minsk on September 23.

Opposition groups have not produced any evidence of early voting fraud, Yarmoshyna says

Nyaklyayew urges top election official to secure equal campaigning conditions for all parliamentary candidates

Top election official says that parliamentary candidates are not active enough

Yarmoshyna declines to inform district election commissions about UN Human Rights Committee’s decision on registration denial for opposition parliamentary contender

Top election official to travel to Vienna despite EU visa ban

Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the central election commission who is on the European Union\'s entry ban list over her role in suspected election fraud

OSCE election observation reports are written by bureaucrats, not observers, Belarus’ top election official says

Voters have positive attitude to elections that they view as fair, official says

  Voters have a positive attitude to elections when they view them as fair, Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the central election commission, said at a government conference chaired by Alyaksandr Lukashenka that was held on June 18.

There is clear evidence of discrimination against opposition nominees for precinct election commissions, rights defender says

There is clear evidence of discrimination against opposition parties` nominees for membership in precinct election commissions, Valyantsin Stefanovich said at a news conference held Friday by the leaders of an election monitoring group called "Rights Defenders for Free Ele

Human rights defender calls for invalidation of registration of Lukashenka’s nomination group

Prominent human rights defender Aleh Volchak has petitioned the Prosecutor General’s Office to invalidate the registration of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s nomination group over what he describes as violations of the Electoral Code.

Ballot-access signature collection stage starts

The groups will be allowed to collect voters\' signatures until October 30...

Formation of territorial election commissions nearing completion

As many as 2,681 people were nominated to the 155 territorial election commissions for the December 19 presidential vote, Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the central election commission, told reporters in Minsk on Tuesday, as quoted by