Voters register at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 26, 2025. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
MINSK, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT).
Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, have been registered for the presidential election.
Voters will cast their ballots at 5,325 polling stations nationwide and the number of voters stands at about 6.9 million, according to the country's Central Election Commission.
Elections are considered valid if more than half of the citizens included in the voter list cast their ballots. The head of state is considered elected if a candidate is supported by more than half of the voters who took part in the voting.
Early voting for the country's presidential election took place from Jan. 21 to 25. The Central Election Commission said Saturday that 41.81 percent of eligible voters have cast their ballots during the five-day early voting session, which is organized for those unable to vote on the election day. ■
Voters register at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 26, 2025.
The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT).
Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, have been registered for the presidential election. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 26, 2025.
The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT).
Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, have been registered for the presidential election. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
Voters are pictured at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 26, 2025.
The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT).
Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, have been registered for the presidential election. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 26, 2025.
The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT).
Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, have been registered for the presidential election. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko (C) is pictured at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 26, 2025.
The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT).
Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, have been registered for the presidential election. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
