The Central Election Commission of Belarus has published a list of candidates for the 2025 presidential elections. Among them is the illegitimate President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.
Points of attention
- Among the candidates for the 2025 presidential elections in Belarus are Alexander Lukashenko, Oleg Gaidukevich, Sergey Syrankov, Anna Kanapatska, and Alexander Khyzhnyak.
- These elections could be the seventh term for Lukashenko, who is 70 years old and has ruled the country for 30 years.
- The international community has not recognized elections in Belarus as legitimate since 1996.
- Belarus can become free and return power to its own hands thanks to Ukraine's victory in the war against the Russian Federation.
- Thousands of Belarusian volunteers joined the defense of Ukraine, which demonstrates the desire for freedom and independence.
Who are the candidates for the presidential election in Belarus?
The Central Election Commission of Belarus has published the list of candidates for the presidential elections to be held on January 26, 2025.
The list includes, in particular, self-proclaimed president Alexander Lukashenko, as well as Oleg Haidukevych, Serhiy Syrankov, Anna Kanapatska, and Oleksandr Khyzhnyak.
According to the CEC:
Alexander Lukashenko was supported by 2,518,145 citizens.
Oleg Haidukevych, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, received 134,472 signatures.
Sergey Syrankov, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, has 125,577 signatures.
Anna Kanapatska, an individual entrepreneur, secured the support of 121,077 voters.
Oleksandr Khyzhnyak, head of the Republican Party of Labor and Justice, collected 112,779 signatures.
The international community has not recognized elections in Belarus as legitimate since 1996. If Lukashenko is re-elected, it will be his seventh presidential term.
By the way, 70-year-old Alexander Lukashenko has been ruling the country for 30 years. None of the presidential elections (2001, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2020), except for the first one (1994), have been recognized as free and fair at the international level.
Thanks to Ukraine's victory, Belarus will also be able to become free
Pavlo "Dziadzka" Shurmey is convinced that immediately after the Armed Forces of Ukraine finally defeat the Russian army, Belarusians will have a window of opportunity - they will finally be able to defend the independence of their homeland, and the people will return power to their hands.
To make this happen as quickly as possible, thousands of Belarusian volunteers joined the defense of Ukraine in its war against the Russian Federation.
The acting commander of the Kalinovsky Regiment also warned that Russia, in whatever form it exists, will always hinder the development of both Ukraine and Belarus.
People must understand that freedom, independence — you won't get it just like that. In 1991, when Belarus became independent, and this independence just fell from above. The Soviet Union collapsed, so please, keep your independence. People didn't understand the price of this independence… And unfortunately, people understand when it is fought for with blood, health and hard work, — summed up "Dziadzka."
