News on the topic: elections-2025
04.02.2025 Elections*2025. Preliminary analytical report on the results of observation of the election of the President of the Republic of Belarus
The expert elections*2025 observation mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.
30.01.2025 The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Estonia: The farce organised by the dictator of Belarus is not election
The Foreign Affairs Committee's statement of 24 January 2025.
29.01.2025 Elections*2025. Analytical report on the results of monitoring the election campaigning
The expert election* 2025 observation mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.
29.01.2025 The statement of International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance on Belarus’s presidential election
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance made a statement on Belarus’s presidential election.
28.01.2025 "No election can be considered free when it is held in a climate of repression." The EU, the UK, and three more countries made a statement
Australia, Canada, the EU, New Zealand, and the UK have released a joint statement following Belarus’ sham presidential elections on 26 January 2025.
27.01.2025 EU calls Belarusian elections "a sham"
This is declared in a statement published on January 26 on the EU website.
26.01.2025 Propaganda and "international observers": how a Swiss far-right politician praises the Belarusian elections*
"The elections in Belarus are even better organized than in Switzerland."
25.01.2025 Special Rapporteur on Belarus Nils Muižnieks: "Elections become a catalyst for human rights violations"
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus, Nils Muižnieks, spoke at a press conference in Vilnius.
25.01.2025 "A sham." How does the international democratic community react to the elections in Belarus?
The "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign reports the comments of European politicians and institutions.
22.01.2025 European Parliament resolution on the need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus
The resolution urges the EU and global community to reject the sham elections, support Belarusian civil society, and hold the regime accountable for human rights violations.
22.01.2025 So-called presidential elections in Belarus ‘set to be a sham’, says PACE General Rapporteur
An election held under such oppressive conditions cannot and will not meet international recognised standards of fairness and legitimacy.
20.01.2025 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus invited the OSCE to observe the elections*. The ODIHR answered why it was late
On January 17, the OSCE/ODIHR responded to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus on the invitation to the elections.
09.01.2025 Elections*2025. Analytical report on the formation of precinct commissions
The expert election* 2025 observation mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.
31.12.2024 Elections*2025. Analytical report on the results of monitoring the nomination and registration of candidates
The expert election* 2025 observation mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.
10.12.2024 The collection of signatures by presidential candidates is over
October 6 was the final day for candidates to collect signatures in the presidential election race.