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The song is deemed to be officially illegal in Belarus. 10 June — Lukashenko orders that the CEC should be provided with necessary support during the election campaign. 29-year-old Konstantin Shishmakov,[164] director of the Volkovysk Military History Museum named after Bagration, disappeared on 15 August. Belarusian presidential election 2020; ... Belarus election: How Nexta channel bypassed news blackout. 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[130], A few days prior to the election, a number of journalists and bloggers were arrested on weak and spurious charges, or were denied accreditation to cover the elections,[127] bringing the total to over 100 arrests made since January. I have one citizenship, I never had any other. The people who gathered in Slutsk and Salihorsk were asked to leave and those who refused were arrested. The slogan "Stop the cockroach!" Hiding behind slogans of patriotism, this group of people, violating the Constitution, defends their material interests exclusively, trying with their hands to suppress the Belarusian people's will in order to preserve their positions and illegally acquired property. Among them is Tsepkalo, who only had 75,000 signatures out of the required 100,000. 19 July — in the city of Vitebsk and Minsk at Bangalore Square, the first meeting is held with the voters of Tsikhanouskaya, and according to various estimates there are approx. In the evening, by one of the leaders of Babaryka's campaign releases a proposal to hold a republican referendum and the return of the 1994 Constitution. [159], On 11 August, Tsikhanouskaya released a video reading from a script following her detainment, seemingly filmed under duress and promoted on state-sponsored media,[159] in which she called upon the people of Belarus to stop protesting and accept the victory of Lukashenko. The legal default that takes place in our country leads to the devaluation of legal norms and simple human values. [148], Although the voting papers should be kept for 6 months, a Brest-based human rights activist obtained a big bale of partially burned voting papers a few days after the election: according to him, they were to be burned in the boiler room.[149][150]. Svetlana Svetlana, wife of the blogger Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya: To become president "has been dreaming all my life". Lukashenko also confirmed that Tsikhanouski was detained by the authorities after giving his command. To establish public order and return the Belarusian society to the legal field, guided by the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, its legislation, we, the undersigned, demand: Recognize the presidential elections in the Republic of Belarus held on August 9, 2020 invalid due to numerous facts of fraud and pressure on election commissions. The journalists of the "Current Time" TV channel were also detained. Кто сколько уже собрал", "Валерий Цепкало собрал 119 тысяч подписей", "Хроника выборов. [5][6] All seven members of the Coordination Council Presidium were subsequently arrested or went into exile. [70], After his arrest, Tsikhanouski was transported to Homiel, where he was placed in a temporary detention center. Main opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya received eight percent of the ballots, with four percent of voters choosing the “against all candidates” option, official preliminary results showed.. It had not recognised any elections in Belarus as free and fair since 1995. I declare responsibly that the picket was legal and peaceful. If no candidate obtains over 50% of the vote, a second round is held with the top two candidates. 100 тысяч у Бабарико, 70 тысяч — у Цепкало, пикет на Комаровке", "От 10 тысяч до 200 тысяч. Most of Tsepkalo's signatures are rejected by CEC. As of 8 August, several people were detained, some of the detentions ended in violence with ambulances being called. 2020. Updated 10:51 AM ET, Sun August 9, 2020 Presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has gone into hiding ahead of Sunday's election. [citation needed], On 9 August, turnout was reported to be 84.05% as of 20:00, more than the 50% required to validate the election. 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