Next_Belarusian_presidential_election
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in 2025 under the terms of the constitution. The president is directly elected to serve a five-year term.
Mass protests erupted following the disputed outcome of the 2020 presidential elections in which incumbent Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory. Opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya subsequently claimed to have received between 60 and 70% of the vote and asked the international community to recognise her as the winner of the election.[1][2][3]
On 17 August 2020, Lukashenko stated that the next presidential election could be held earlier than 2025 if a new constitution were to be adopted.[4] Tsikhanouskaya stated that she was ready to lead a transitional government and to hold early elections under international supervision.[5][6] Lukashenko also said that he will resign if a new constitution is adopted.[7]
On 25 February 2024, Alexander Lukashenko announced intentions of running for his seventh term in 2025.[8]
| Date | Agency | Viktar Babaryka | Alexander Lukashenko | Pavel Latushko | Valery Tsepkalo | Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya | Syarhey Rumas | Sergei Tikhanovsky | Maria Kalesnikava | Vladimir Makei | Zianon Pazniak | Andrey Dmitriyeu | Anatol Liabedzka | Vladimir Karanik [be] | Maxim Znak | Veranika Tsapkala | Natalya Kochanova | Yury Karayeu | Kirill Rudy [be] | Ivonka Survilla | Mikola Statkevich | Paval Sieviaryniec | Roman Golovchenko | Oleg Gaidukevich | Maksim Bogrecov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-10 Nov 2021 | Chatham House | 19% | 27% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30% | 30% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 4% | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 Jul - 3 Aug 2021 | Chatham House | 22% | 27% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1% | - | - | - | - |
| 33% | 28% | 10% | 8% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | ||||||||||||||
| 20-30 Apr 2021 | Chatham House | 25% | 23% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2% | - | - | - | - |
| 33% | 25% | 14% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | ||||||||||||||
| 12 Jan - 8 Feb 2021 | Ecoom | 2.5% | 66.5% | 1.3% | - | 1.5% | 0.4% | - | - | 2.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4% | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8% | 1.9% | - |
| 14-20 Jan 2021 | Chatham House | 28.8% | 27.4% | 12.1% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% | - | - | 2.1% | 1.0% | - | - | - |
| 35.3% | 23.9% | 18.3% | 9.6% | 11.2% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 8.2% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 0.4% | |||||
| 13-18 Nov 2020 | Chatham House | 31.7% | 24.2% | 14.2% | 7.0% | 6.2% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - |
| 38.2% | 20.8% | 20.3% | 12.1% | 9.9% | 7.2% | 5.9% | 7.5% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
- "Belarus election: Exiled leader calls weekend of 'peaceful rallies'". BBC News. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- "Heckled And Jeered, Lukashenka Says New Election Could Be Held After Constitutional Changes". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
- Teslova, Elena (17 August 2020). "Belarus: Opposition leader says 'ready to lead country'" (PDF). www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- "Belarus president plans to leave job under new constitution". ABC News. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "Лукашенко заявил, что в 2025 году пойдёт на выборы". Радио Свобода (in Russian). 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.