Seventeen Individuals Attempt to Collect the 100,000 Signatures Needed for Registration as a Presidential Candidate in Belarus

The Central Elections Committee of Belarus officially registered seventeen “supporting groups” for  potential Presidential candidates.  The supporting groups will attempt to collect the 100,000 voters’ signatures that are a prerequisite for registration on the Presidential ballot.  Presidential elections in Belarus have been scheduled for December 19, 2010, and the signatures must be collected by October 29, 2010. Among the seventeen individuals seeking the Presidency are the current President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko; Deputy Chairman of the United Civil Party, Jaroslav Romanchuk; and long-time political opposition leader, Nikolai Statkevich.

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