The chairwoman of the Central Electoral Commission of Belarus, Lidia Ermoshina, has proposed to conduct the upcoming presidential elections on October 11—that is, more than one month earlier than the previously set date of November 15. The official explanation of this shift has to do with the constitutional necessity for the parliament to announce the election date three months in advance. For the legislature to announce three months in advance that elections will take place on November 15, members of parliament would have to be recalled from their summer recess. If, however, the date of the election is moved up, …read more
Source: The Jamestown Foundation