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Upcoming elections

  • Parliamentary election

    2029 Belarusian House of Representatives election

    110 seats in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly

    Date expected

    constitution.by News report

    Склад Палаты прадстаўнікоў — 110 дэпутатаў. Выбранне дэпутатаў Палаты прадстаўнікоў ажыццяўляецца ... прамога выбарчага права

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    data.ipu.org News report

    Belarus | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Directly elected | 25 Feb 2024 | 22 Mar 2024 | 02 Feb 2029

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • Parliamentary election

    2029 Belarusian Council of the Republic election

    56 elected members of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly

    Indirect election: chosen by Deputies of the local Councils of Deputies of the basic territorial level in each oblast and Minsk City, not by a public vote.

    Date expectedIndirect

    constitution.by News report

    Ад кожнай вобласці і горада Мінска тайным галасаваннем выбіраюцца на пасяджэннях дэпутатаў мясцовых Саветаў дэпутатаў базавага ўзроўню

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    data.ipu.org News report

    Expected date of next elections ... 31 Mar 2029

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How Belarus is governed

System of government
Unitary presidential republic

cis-legislation.com News report

The central commission is a state body organizing within the bounds of its powers preparation and elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

refworld.org News report

The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus with the prior consent of the House of Representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President

cis-legislation.com News report

The central commission is a state body organizing within the bounds of its powers preparation and elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

refworld.org News report

The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus with the prior consent of the House of Representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
Prime Minister

cis-legislation.com News report

The central commission is a state body organizing within the bounds of its powers preparation and elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

refworld.org News report

The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus with the prior consent of the House of Representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

cis-legislation.com News report

The central commission is a state body organizing within the bounds of its powers preparation and elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

refworld.org News report

The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus with the prior consent of the House of Representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

cis-legislation.com News report

The central commission is a state body organizing within the bounds of its powers preparation and elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

refworld.org News report

The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus with the prior consent of the House of Representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Central Commission of the Republic of Belarus on Elections and Holding Republican Referendums

cis-legislation.com News report

The central commission is a state body organizing within the bounds of its powers preparation and elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

refworld.org News report

The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus with the prior consent of the House of Representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

cis-legislation.com News report

The central commission is a state body organizing within the bounds of its powers preparation and elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

refworld.org News report

The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus with the prior consent of the House of Representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • House of Representatives of the National Assembly 110 seats · 5-year term · Direct election by universal, equal and secret suffrage in single-member constituencies using a majoritarian system
  • Council of the Republic of the National Assembly 64 seats · 5-year term · Indirect election of 56 members by deputies of regional and Minsk City local councils; 8 members appointed by the President

The President is directly elected for a five-year term and appoints the Prime Minister with the prior consent of the House of Representatives. The Council of the Republic is not directly elected by the public: 56 members are chosen indirectly by local council deputies and 8 are appointed by the President.

cis-legislation.com News report

The central commission is a state body organizing within the bounds of its powers preparation and elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

refworld.org News report

The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus with the prior consent of the House of Representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of Belarus head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · Direct popular election by absolute majority; a second round is held if no candidate receives a majority

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2025 Belarusian presidential election

Final resultsTurnout 85.7%

Share of the vote (%): all 5 lines, as in the table
Results of 2025 Belarusian presidential election
Party or candidateVotesShareSource
Alexander Lukashenko Elected5,136,29387.5%

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Total votes 5,916,195 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,903,994 85.69

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Sergei Syrankov (Communist Party of Belarus)189,7403.2%

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Total votes 5,916,195 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,903,994 85.69

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Oleg Gaidukevich (Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus)119,2722%

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Total votes 5,916,195 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,903,994 85.69

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Hanna Kanapatskaya109,7601.9%

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Total votes 5,916,195 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,903,994 85.69

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Alexander Khizhnyak (Republican Party of Labour and Justice)102,7891.8%

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Total votes 5,916,195 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,903,994 85.69

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

2024 Belarusian parliamentary election · 25 February 2024

Final resultsTurnout 73.5%

Results of 2024 Belarusian parliamentary election
Party or candidateSeatsSource
Belaya Rus Elected51

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Total votes | 5,014,437 | – Registered voters/turnout | 6,825,985 | 73.46

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 6,911,982; Voters 5,055,345; Voter turnout 73.1%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Republican Party of Labour and Justice Elected8

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Total votes | 5,014,437 | – Registered voters/turnout | 6,825,985 | 73.46

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 6,911,982; Voters 5,055,345; Voter turnout 73.1%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Communist Party of Belarus Elected7

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Total votes | 5,014,437 | – Registered voters/turnout | 6,825,985 | 73.46

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 6,911,982; Voters 5,055,345; Voter turnout 73.1%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus Elected4

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Total votes | 5,014,437 | – Registered voters/turnout | 6,825,985 | 73.46

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 6,911,982; Voters 5,055,345; Voter turnout 73.1%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Independents Elected40

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Total votes | 5,014,437 | – Registered voters/turnout | 6,825,985 | 73.46

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 6,911,982; Voters 5,055,345; Voter turnout 73.1%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2024 Belarusian parliamentary election

Belarus in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

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