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Elections in Belarus, the Glossary

Belarus elects on national level a head of state—the president—and a legislature.^[1]

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Politics of Belarus

Alaksandar Dubko

Alaksandar Iosifovich Dubko (Аляксандар Іосіфавіч Дубко, Александр Иосифович Дубко; January 14, 1938 – February 4, 2001) was the former chairman of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee.

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Alaksandar Milinkievič

Alaksandar Uładzimieravič Milinkievič (translit, translit, born 25 July 1947) is a Belarusian politician.

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Ales (Alaksiej) Anatoljevich Michalevic (Але́сь Мiхале́вiч, Aleś Michalevič, Ales Mikhalevich, born 15 May 1975 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR) is a Belarusian public figure and politician, candidate in the 2010 Belarusian presidential election.

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Alexander Lukashenko

Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (also transliterated as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has been the president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994, currently the longest in Europe.

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All-Belarusian People's Assembly

The All-Belarusian People's Assembly, or ABPA, is the highest organ of state power of the Republic of Belarus.

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Alyaksandr Kazulin

Alyaksandr Kazulin (Аляксандр Уладзіслававіч Казулін, Александр Владиславович Козулин, born 25 November 1955 in Minsk) is the former leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party and one of the candidates who ran for the office of President of Belarus on 19 March 2006.

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Andrei Sannikov

Andrei Olegovich Sannikov (or Andrei Sannikau, Андрэй Алегавіч Саннікаў, Андрей Олегович Санников, born 8 March 1954) is a Belarusian politician and activist.

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Battery (crime)

Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault, which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact.

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Belarus

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.

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Belarusian Agrarian Party

The Belarusian Agrarian Party (Belorusskaja agrarnaja partija; Bielaruskaja ahrarnaja partyja) was an agrarian socialist political party in Belarus.

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Belarusian Popular Front

The Belarusian Popular Front "Revival" (BPF, Беларускі Народны Фронт "Адраджэньне", БНФ; Biełaruski Narodny Front "Adradžeńnie", BNF) was a social and political movement in Belarus in the late 1980s and 1990s whose goals were national revival of Belarus, its democratization and independence from the Soviet Union.

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The Belarusian Social Sporting Party (BSSP; Byelorusskaya sotsial'no-sportivnaya partiya; Bielaruskaja sacyjaĺna-spartyŭnaja partyja) was a political party in Belarus that supported the government of President Alexander Lukashenko.

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Bicameralism

Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature.

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BPF Party

The BPF Party (Partyja BNF; Partiya BNF) is a banned political party in Belarus.

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Budget

A budget is a calculation plan, usually but not always financial, for a defined period, often one year or a month.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.

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Commonwealth of Independent States

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional intergovernmental organization in Eurasia.

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Communist Party of Belarus

The Communist Party of Belarus (CPB; Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Belarusi; Kamunistyčnaja Partyja Bielarusi) is a communist and Marxist–Leninist political party in Belarus.

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Council of Europe

The Council of Europe (CoE; Conseil de l'Europe, CdE) is an international organisation with the goal of upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.

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Council of the Republic (Belarus)

The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus (Савет Рэспублікі Нацыянальнага сходу Рэспублікі Беларусь; Совет Республики Национального собрания Республики Беларусь) is the upper house of the parliament of Belarus.

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Der Spiegel

(stylized in all caps) is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg.

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Dmitri Pavlichenko

Dmitri Valeriyevich Pavlichenko (Дзьмітры Валер'евіч Паўлічэнка, Дмитрий Валерьевич Павличенко; alternative spellings: Dmitry, Dzmitry, Dzmitri, Vasilyevich, Pavliuchenko, Pawliuchenka; born 1966 in Vitebsk) is head of the Belarusian Special Rapid Reaction Unit (SOBR).

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Dzmitry Wus

Dzmitry Wus (Дзмітрый Вус, Дмитрий Усс, Dmitry Uss) is a Belarusian lawyer and businessman.

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Eastern Front (World War II)

The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in contemporary German and Ukrainian historiographies, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland.

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Electoral district

An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, electorate, or (election) precinct, is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislature.

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Electoral fraud

Electoral fraud, sometimes referred to as election manipulation, voter fraud, or vote rigging, involves illegal interference with the process of an election, either by increasing the vote share of a favored candidate, depressing the vote share of rival candidates, or both.

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Electoral integrity

Electoral integrity refers to the fairness of the entire voting process and how well the process protects against election subversion, voter suppression, and other threats to free and fair elections.

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Executive (government)

The executive, also referred to as the juditian or executive power, is that part of government which executes the law; in other words, directly makes decisions and holds power.

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Head of state

A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona of a sovereign state.

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House of Representatives (Belarus)

The House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus is the lower house of the parliament of Belarus, while the upper house is the Council of the Republic.

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Hunger strike

A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance where participants fast as an act of political protest, usually with the objective of achieving a specific goal, such as a policy change.

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Independence Day (Belarus)

Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Дзень Незалежнасці Рэспублікі Беларусь, День Независимости Республики Беларусь), also known as Republic Day or Liberation Day is a public holiday, the independence day of Belarus and is celebrated each year on 3 July.

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Jaroslav Romanchuk

Jaroslav Romanchuk (Яраслаў Часлававіч Раманчук; born January 10, 1966) is a well-known Ukrainian and Belarusian economist, author of books on the economy and reforms in the countries of the post-Soviet space, Senior Economist of “Pravoliberalny Rukh” (Ukraine), Head for Economic Reforms in Office of Simple Solutions and Results (Ukraine), President of the Mises Research Center (Belarus), founder of the Belarusian School of Liberal Sustainable Development.

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Legislature

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city.

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Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus

The Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus (LDPB, Libieraĺna-demakratyčnaja partyja Bielarusi, Liberal'no-demokraticheskaya partiya Belarusi) is a political party in Belarus.

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Mikola Statkevich

Mikola Viktaravich Statkevich (Мікола Віктаравіч Статкевіч, translit; born 12 August 1956 – disappeared 9 February 2023) is a Belarusian lieutenant colonel, politician, and opposition leader who was a presidential candidate at the 2010 Belarusian presidential election.

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Minsk

Minsk (Мінск,; Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers.

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National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus

The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus (Nacyjanalny schod Respubliki Bielaruś; Natsionalnoye sobran'ye Respubliki Belarus') is the bicameral parliament of Belarus. Elections in Belarus and National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus are politics of Belarus.

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National symbol

A national symbol is a manifestation of a nation or community to the world, serving as a representation of their identity and values.

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Nazism

Nazism, formally National Socialism (NS; Nationalsozialismus), is the far-right totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany.

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Nonpartisanship

Nonpartisanship, also known as nonpartisanism, is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias towards, a political party.

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OMON

OMON is a system of Military special police units within the Armed Forces of Russia.

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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is a regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization comprising member states in Europe, North America, and Asia.

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Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

The Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (OSCE PA) is an institution of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

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People's Coalition 5 Plus

The People's Coalition 5 Plus (Narodnaja Kaalicyja Piaciorka Plus) was a political alliance in Belarus, that opposed the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko.

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Political party

A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections.

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President (government title)

President is a common title for the head of state in most republics.

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President of Belarus

The president of the Republic of Belarus (Prezident Respubliki Bielaruś; Prezident Respubliki Belarus') is the head of state and head of government of Belarus.

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is an American government-funded international media organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analyses to Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East.

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Republican Party of Labour and Justice

The Republican Party of Labour and Justice (RPTS; Respublikanskaya partiya truda i spravedlivosti; RPTS; Respublikanskaja partyja pracy i spraviadlivaści; RPPS) is a political party in Belarus founded by Ivan Antonovich in 1993.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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Russian language

Russian is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Russia.

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Ryhor Kastusioŭ

Ryhor Kastusioŭ (Рыгор Андрэевіч Кастусёў; Григорий Андреевич Костусёв) (17 April 1957 in Tekhtin, Mogilev Region) is a Belarusian politician, head of the Mogilev regional Coalition of Democratic Forces.

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Sergei Gaidukevich

Sergei Gaidukevich (Сяргей Гайдукевіч, Сергей Гайдукевич; born 8 September 1954, Minsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian politician.

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Siarhei Navumchyk

Siarhei Iosifavich Navumchyk (Сярге́й Іосіфавіч Наву́мчык; Серге́й Ио́сифович Нау́мчик, born January 15, 1961) is a Belarusian journalist and politician.

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SOBR

The Special Rapid Response Unit or SOBR ('Special Unit of Quick Response'), from 2002 to 2011 known as OMSN (Otryad Militsii Spetsial'nogo Naznacheniya, Special Police Unit), is a spetsnaz unit of the National Guard of Russia (Rosgvardiya).

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Stanislav Shushkevich

Stanislav Stanislavovich Shushkevich (15 December 1934 – 3 May 2022) was a Belarusian politician and scientist.

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State Duma

The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia.

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Supreme Council of Belarus

The Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus (Вярхоўны Савет Рэспублікі Беларусь) was the unicameral legislature of Belarus between 1991 and 1996.

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Uładzimir Hančaryk

Uładzimir Ivanavič Hančaryk or Vladimir Ivanovich Goncharik (Уладзімір Іванавіч Ганчарык, Владимир Иванович Гончарик; born 29 April 1940 in Lahojsk, Soviet Union), is a Belarusian politician.

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Uladzimir Nyaklyayew

Uladzimir Prakopavich Nyaklyayew (Уладзі́мір Прако́павіч Някля́еў, Łacinka: Uładzimir Prakopavič Niaklajeŭ; Vladimir Prokofyevich Neklyayev; born 11 July 1946) is a Belarusian poet and writer, and a former head of the public campaign Tell the Truth! ("Гавары праўду!").

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Belarus

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