CEC reports number of voters in presidential election in Belarus
<p> MINSK, Jul 27 - PrimePress. Over 6.8 million voters can take part in the 2020 presidential election in Belarus; 5,319 will be able to vote outside the country, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus reports on its official website. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to the CEC, Belarus numbers a total of 6,844,932 legitimate voters: 984,601 in the Brest Oblast; 849,472 in the Vitebsk Oblast; 1,069,567 in the Gomel Oblast; 751,084 in the Grodno Oblast; 1,142,043 in the Minsk Oblast; 801,825 in the Mogilev Oblast; 1,241,021 in Minsk city. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus has arranged 5,767 polling stations, including 44 outside the country in Belarusian embassies and consulates general in 36 countries. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, on July 14, 2020, the CEC registered Andrei Dmitriev, Anna Kanopatskaya, Alexander Lukashenko, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and Sergei Cherechen as candidates for the presidency of Belarus. The presidential election is scheduled for August 9. Early voting will begin on August 4. The results of the election must be announced on or before August 19. The second round, if necessary, will take place on August 23, 2020. End </p>
2020-07-28
Primepress
CEC reports number of voters in presidential election in Belarus
MINSK, Jul 27 - PrimePress. Over 6.8 million voters can take part in the 2020 presidential election in Belarus; 5,319 will be able to vote outside the country, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus reports on its official website.
According to the CEC, Belarus numbers a total of 6,844,932 legitimate voters: 984,601 in the Brest Oblast; 849,472 in the Vitebsk Oblast; 1,069,567 in the Gomel Oblast; 751,084 in the Grodno Oblast; 1,142,043 in the Minsk Oblast; 801,825 in the Mogilev Oblast; 1,241,021 in Minsk city.
Belarus has arranged 5,767 polling stations, including 44 outside the country in Belarusian embassies and consulates general in 36 countries.
As previously reported, on July 14, 2020, the CEC registered Andrei Dmitriev, Anna Kanopatskaya, Alexander Lukashenko, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and Sergei Cherechen as candidates for the presidency of Belarus. The presidential election is scheduled for August 9. Early voting will begin on August 4. The results of the election must be announced on or before August 19. The second round, if necessary, will take place on August 23, 2020. End